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20-497: Erzi may refer to: Erzi (village) , Dzheyrakhsky District, Ingushetia, Russia Erzi Nature Reserve , in the Caucasus Mountains, Russia Sons (1996 film) (Pinyin: Érzǐ), a Chinese film Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Erzi . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

40-545: A predator: The Sick Kite , The Kite and the Doves and a variant of The Crow and the Snake . In pre-colonial Philippine mythology , the Tagalog creation myth begins with a kite, the sea, and the sky. The kite causes the sea and sky to go to war, and after the war, land is formed, allowing the kite to finally land and build a nest. In Bushongo mythology , Chedi Bumba (third son of

60-549: A rare and very important find was made in the village of Erzi: a bronze censer in the shape of an eagle, known as Suleyman's Eagle , though some historians believe it be a detail of an ancient military standard . It was made in the 8th century (year 189 of the Hijri calendar ) in the Arab Caliphate . In 1936 the statue was relocated to St. Petersburg , where it is exhibited in the Hall of

80-418: Is derived from Old English cȳta (“kite; bittern”), possibly from the onomatopoeic Proto-Indo-European root * gū- , "screech." Some authors use the terms "hovering kite" and "soaring kite" to distinguish between Elanus and the milvine kites, respectively. The group may also be differentiated by size, referring to milvine kites as "large kites", and elanine kites as "small kites". A few of

100-632: Is united to the middle toe by a membrane. Vigors placed Ictinia – "the Milan Cresserelle of M. Vieillot" and "the Mississippi Kite of Mr. Wilson" – into Buteonina. Though noting that "the wings are of considerable length, extending far beyond the tail, a character which has induced M. Vieillot and others to place this bird near the Kites ", he wrote that the strong affinity in characteristics and manners warranted it to be placed closer to

120-568: The Ingush as 'eagle'. According to Ingush folklore, Erzi was founded on a place where there once was an eagle's nest. It is located in western part of the mountainous region of Ingushetia 1315 m above sea level on the right bank of the Armkhi River, clearly visible from the road, and considered te be one of the main monuments of the Erzi Nature Reserve . The nearest tower settlements are: in

140-613: The Culture and Art of the Hermitage Museum . "Apparently, strong birds enjoyed special reverence among the local highlanders, and may have been the totem of the inhabitants of Erzi. It is no coincidence that the ancient and numerous family of the Mamilovs (the native Erzians), had an image of an eagle as their coat of arms. It is likewise no coincidence that the Armkhi River, roaring deep in

160-568: The Ossetian "makkal" and the Ingush "erzi" are close concepts of raptors , the special role of which in the life and religious ideas of the population of the Dzherakh Gorge left an indelible mark in these places." Kite (bird) Kite is the common name for certain birds of prey in the family Accipitridae , particularly in subfamilies Milvinae , Elaninae , and Perninae . The term

180-455: The falcons. Swann's 1922 synopsis grouped all the kites together with the "cuckoo-falcons" and honey buzzards into a large Milvinæ subfamily. His order was: Elanoides , Chelictinia , Milvus , Lophoictinia , Rostrhamus , Helicolestes , Chondrohierax , Odontriorchis , Gypoictinia (= Hamirostra ), Elanus , Gampsonyx , Ictinia , Harpagus , Baza , Aviceda , Henicopernis , Machærhamphus , Pernis . In contrast, Peters grouped

200-481: The following arrangement (genera in parentheses are not generally called kites): As early as 1882, Anton Reichenow had also placed Section Milvinæ alongside Section Buteoninæ in Subfamily Buteoninæ. Isis is said in ancient Egyptian mythology to have taken the form of a kite in various situations in order to resurrect the dead. It also figures in several fables by Aesop which underline its character as

220-464: The gorge, received from Ossetian neighbors, the, at first glance, unexpected name “ Makkal-don ” (meaning “river of kites ”), and the Ingush themselves, the inhabitants of the gorge, are called among the Ossetians “Makkal” or “Makkalon” ”, i.e. "kite people". The eagle and the kite in ornithology (the science of birds) are close relatives, they belong to the same family - hawks . Consequently, behind

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240-534: The kite genera are related to honey-buzzards, and that the tiny bat hawk ( Machaerhamphus or Macheirhamphus ) is actually related to the huge harpy eagles. Several of the large kites are related more closely to the Buteo hawks (buzzards) than to the group of "true" kites and sea-eagles. Boyd places the "true" milvine kites ( Milvus and Haliastur ) with the sea-eagles in tribe Milvini within Buteoninae. This results in

260-499: The large kites into subfamily Milvinae and most small kites into Elaninae, with a few small kites joining the honey-buzzards and bazas in Perninae. His arrangement of kite genera was as follows: The pearl kite Gampsonyx had variously been placed with the accipiters, forest-falcons, or elanine kites. It was not until the 1960s that a similar molt schedule established its affinity to Elanus . By 2015, genetic research showed that many of

280-403: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Erzi&oldid=1170288526 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Erzi (village) The word "Erzi" ( Аьрзи ) translates from

300-400: The nails of its talons, a trait found in the osprey but not in any other raptors, and thus suggested a separation of Elanus into two sections. A year later, he established a separate genus Nauclerus for the scissor- and swallow-tailed kites. Milvus contained the familiar red and black kites. The fourth primary feather is the longest, leg scales are scutellated, and the exterior toe

320-435: The north — Hamishke and Koshk, in the southeast — Kerbite, in the west — Lyazhgi, in the east — Angeti. The settlement is considered to be founded in the 16th century by Chard, the ancestor of several Ingush families, notably the Mamilovs, Yandievs, Burazhevs and Aldaganovs. Other sources attribute the foundation to Yand, the progenitor of the 'principal family‘ of Erzi who kept guard there and took tribute for passage. Erzi

340-436: The pre-Islamic period, a strong cultural and religious relationship existed with the neighbouring tower complexes Tyarsh and Shoan. In 2012-2015 the tower complex was reconstructed. It has 8 combat, 2 semi-combat, 47 residential towers, 1 temple, and over 20 burial grounds, including the mausoleum of the famous tower builder - Yand. In 2019, carbon dating revealed that Erzi was constructed between 1683 and 1723. In 1931,

360-414: The tail. In Elanus , he grouped the black-winged kite (now several Elanus spp.), scissor-tailed kite (now Chelictinia ), and swallow-tailed kite (now Elanoides ). These species all have pointed wings with the second primary the longest. The pattern of scales on the legs (acrotarsi) is reticulated, and the toes are separated. But Vigors noted that only the black-winged kite had rounded undersides on

380-421: The traditional Perninae are also called kites. In 1824, Vigors proposed five divisions or stirpes of the family Falconidae: Aquilina (eagles), Accipitrina (hawks), Falconina (falcons), Buteonina (buzzards) and Milvina (kites, containing two genera Elanus and Milvus ). He characterized the kites as having weaker bill and feebler talons than the buzzards, tail more or less forked, and wings longer than

400-517: Was home to several Ingush families and clans ( teips ), territorially attributed to the Fyappin , Metskhalin or Kistin society. On May 14, 1733, natives of Erzi, Bodscha and Karadscha Yandiev, swore an oath of allegiance to Vakhtang VI of Kartli . On January 8, 1811, Erzi became part of the Russian Empire through an agreement signed by the representatives Khasai and Itar Yandiev. During

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