The silvereye â also known as the wax-eye, or sometimes white eye â is a small and friendly olive green forest bird with white rings around its eyes. Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) were self introduced in the 1800s and now have a wide distribution throughout New Zealand.he silvereye â also known as the wax-eye, or sometimes white eye â is a small and friendly olive green forest bird with white rings around its eyes. Silvereye (Zosterops lateralis) were self introduced in the 1800s and now have a wide distribution throughout New Zealand.
Cockles are an effective bait for a wide variety of sea fishes. The folk song Molly Malone is also known as Cockles and Mussels because the title character's sale of the two foods is referred to in the song's refrain. The shells of cockles are mentioned in the English nursery rhyme Mary, Mary, Quite Contrary.
Old English muscle, musscel shellfish, mussel, from Late Latin muscula (source of Old French musle, Modern French moule, Middle Dutch mosscele, Dutch mossel, Old High German muscula, German Muschel), from Latin musculus mussel, literally little mouse, also muscle; like muscle, derived from mus mouse on the perceived similarity of size and shape.