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.
Under one popular theory, the phrase cockles of your heart is derived from the Latin description for the heart's chambers, cochleae cordis. It is believed that the word cockles is a corrupted version of cochleae, most likely entering the popular vernacular as a form of slang.here actually aren't any cockles of your heart, but the term may come from the fact that the chambers of the heart resemble a mollusk's shell, also called a cockle. View slideshow of images above.