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The kea (Nestor notabilis), is a New Zealand bird named after the call which it delivers when in flight. It lives on the South Island in rocky mountains at high elevations.
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Nestor is a genus of New Zealand parrots including the kaka (Nestor meridionalis) which lives in forests and lives on soft fruit, insects and nectar; and the kea.
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Benjamin Silliman was an American scientist. He was born in 1779 and died in 1864. Known as 'The Nestor of American Science', he was professor at Yale College from 1803 to 1853, founded the American Journal of Science in 1818, and was sole editor until 1838. He exerted his influence for the Union and the abolition of slavery.
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Nestor Paiva was an actor. He was born in 1905 and died in 1966.
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In Greek mythology, Antilochus was a son of Nestor. He was a hero of the Trojan war and was renowned for his speed of foot. He was killed by Memnon.
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In Greek mythology, Nestor was the oldest and wisest of the Greeks in the Trojan War.
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Nestor is a Grecian commander in Troilus and Cressida.
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Comanche is a western starring Dana Andrews, Kent Smith and Nestor Paiva in a story about a frontier scout trying to negotiate peace between the warring US cavalry and Comanche Indians. Comanche was directed by George Sherman in 1956.
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HMS Nestor was a British Javelin Class destroyer of 1690 tons displacement launched in 1938 and sunk during the Second World War. She was armed with six 4.7-inch guns; six smaller guns and ten 21-inch torpedo tubes. She was powered by two Admiralty 3-drum type boilers providing a top speed of 36 knots and carried a complement of 183.
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