Achates

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Family Species Macropodidae Thylogale bruinii Vespertilionidae Myotis stalkeri* Emballonuridae Taphozous achates* An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The Moluccan mouse-eared bat (Myotis stalkeri) is endangered, whereas the dusky pademelon (Thylogale bruinii), and brown-bearded sheathtail bat (Taphozous achates) are considered vulnerable. ❋ Unknown (2008)

The walls of the chapels are inlaid with the precious stones of Bohemia -- jasper and achates, chalcedon, amethyst and carneol -- and are adorned with frescoes illustrating incidents in the life of the saint, most of them dating from the reign of Charles; the scene of his martyrdom is from the brush of Lucas Cranach. ❋ Lieut.-Col. B. Granville Baker (N/A)

"Ceste livre est à Thomas fiz au Roy, duc de Glouc ', achates dez executeurs Mons' Ric 'Stury." ❋ Jean Jules Jusserand (N/A)

The house is most magnificently built without, nor less gloriously furnished within, having whole tables and bedsteads of massy silver, many of them sett with achates, onyxes, cornelians, lazulis, pearls, turquizes, and other precious stones. ❋ Edward Hutton (1922)

Lemnius haec etiam gemmis exstruxit et auro admiscens artem pretio trabibusque smaragdi90 supposuit caesas hyacinthi rupe columnas. beryllo paries et iaspide lubrica surgunt limina despectusque solo calcatur achates. in medio glaebis redolentibus area diues praebet odoratas messis; hic mitis amomi, 95 hic casiae matura seges, Panchaeaque turgent cinnama, nec sicco frondescunt uimina costo tardaque sudanti prorepunt balsama riuo. ❋ Claudian (1912)

"M. Thiers never had a military household," M. Barthélémy Saint Hilaire, his private secretary and _fidus achates_ writes me; "however, in order to honor the army, he had two orderlies." ❋ Various (1888)

As soon as we were fairly away from the _Mars_ my _fidus achates_ turned to me and said: ❋ Harry Collingwood (1886)

Sambo to shove off again, when it suddenly occurred to me that, instead of returning from a visit, the suspected settler might have received a visiter, and I accordingly desired my fides achates to submit the remainder of the canoes to the same inspection. ❋ John Richardson (1824)

~224~~ "Bravo, Bob Transit!" said I; "this comes mighty well from you, sir, my _fidus achates_. ❋ Robert Cruikshank (1828)

"Beth [Cassidy] is our captain. I, her forever-lieutenant, since age nine, [peewee] cheer. Her right hand, her fidus Achates. That's what she calls me, what I am. Everyone bows to Beth and, in doing so, to me." - "Dare Me" by Megan [Abbott] ❋ BlackKat (2015)

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