Buteshire, historic county in western Scotland that includes Bute, Arran, the Cumbraes, Holy, Pladda, and Inchmarnock islands, all lying in the Firth of Clyde. Bute and Inchmarnock lie within Argyll and Bute council area, while Arran, the Cumbraes, Holy Island, and Pladda form part of North

John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute was a Scottish royal favourite who dominated King George III of Great Britain during the first five years of his reign. As prime minister (1762–63), he negotiated the peace ending the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) with France, but he failed to create a stable

John Stuart, 3rd earl of Bute was a Scottish royal favourite who dominated King George III of Great Britain during the first five years of his reign. As prime minister (1762–63), he negotiated the peace ending the Seven Years’ War (1756–63) with France, but he failed to create a stable

Dhaka: History: …said to refer to the dhak tree, once common in the area, or to Dhakeshwari (“The Hidden Goddess”), whose shrine is located in the western part of the city. Although the city’s history can be traced to the 1st millennium ce, the city did not rise to prominence until the…

Adolf Butenandt was a German biochemist who, with Leopold Ruzicka, was awarded the 1939 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on sex hormones. Although forced by the Nazi government to refuse the prize, he was able to accept the honour in 1949. Butenandt studied at the universities of Marburg and

Adolf Butenandt was a German biochemist who, with Leopold Ruzicka, was awarded the 1939 Nobel Prize for Chemistry for his work on sex hormones. Although forced by the Nazi government to refuse the prize, he was able to accept the honour in 1949. Butenandt studied at the universities of Marburg and

butene, any of four isomeric compounds belonging to the series of olefinic hydrocarbons. The chemical formula is C4H8. The isomeric forms are 1-butene, cis-2-butene, trans-2-butene, and isobutylene. All four butenes are gases at room temperature and pressure. Butenes are formed during the cracking

fumaric acid, organic compound related to maleic acid

maleic acid, unsaturated organic dibasic acid, used in making polyesters for fibre-reinforced laminated moldings and paint vehicles, and in the manufacture of fumaric acid and many other chemical products. Maleic acid and its anhydride are prepared industrially by the catalytic oxidation of

buteo, any of several birds of prey of the genus Buteo, variously classified as buzzards or hawks. See buzzard;

aggressive mimicry: …is exemplified by the American zone-tailed hawk, whose resemblance to certain nonaggressive vultures enables it to launch surprise attacks against small animals. In other examples, the aggressor may even mimic the prey of its intended prey. Anglerfish, for example, possess a small, mobile, wormlike organ that can be waved on…

buzzard: The best-known species, the common buzzard (Buteo buteo), is found from Scandinavia south to the Mediterranean. Other species range over much of North America, Eurasia, and northern Africa. See also hawk.

Galapagos penguin: Predators and prey: …are vulnerable to the native Galapagos hawk (Buteo galapagoensis) and to introduced predators—such as dogs, cats, rats, and other birds of prey.

red-tailed hawk, (Buteo jamaicensis), North American bird of prey (family Accipitridae) best known for its wide wingspan, its large size, and the red coloration of the dorsal side of its tail. The species’ geographic range is vast, extending across nearly all of North America south of the Arctic

hawk: Two notable rough-legged hawks are the ferruginous hawk (B. regalis)—the largest North American buzzard (up to 63 cm [25 inches] long)—and the rough-legged hawk (B. lagopus) of both the Old and New Worlds.

hawk: The red-shouldered hawk (B. lineatus), common in eastern and Pacific North America, is a reddish brown bird about 50 cm (20 inches) long, with closely barred underparts.

hawk: The broad-winged hawk (B. platypterus), a crow-sized hawk, gray-brown with a black-and-white-banded tail, is found in eastern North America, where it migrates in large flocks. Swainson’s hawk (B. swainsoni) is a bird of western North America that migrates to Argentina. Two notable rough-legged hawks are the…

hawk: …notable rough-legged hawks are the ferruginous hawk (B. regalis)—the largest North American buzzard (up to 63 cm [25 inches] long)—and the rough-legged hawk (B. lagopus) of both the Old and New Worlds.

hawk: Swainson’s hawk (B. swainsoni) is a bird of western North America that migrates to Argentina. Two notable rough-legged hawks are the ferruginous hawk (B. regalis)—the largest North American buzzard (up to 63 cm [25 inches] long)—and the rough-legged hawk (B. lagopus) of both the Old…

hawk: The black hawks are two species of short-tailed and exceptionally wide-winged black buteos. The great black hawk, or Brazilian eagle (Buteogallus urubitinga), about 60 cm (24 inches) long, ranges from Mexico to Argentina. Smaller, the common, or Mexican, black hawk (B. anthracinus) has some white markings…

hawk: Smaller, the common, or Mexican, black hawk (B. anthracinus) has some white markings and ranges from northern South America into the southwestern United States. Both species feed on frogs, fish, and other aquatic creatures.

hawk: The great black hawk, or Brazilian eagle (Buteogallus urubitinga), about 60 cm (24 inches) long, ranges from Mexico to Argentina. Smaller, the common, or Mexican, black hawk (B. anthracinus) has some white markings and ranges from northern South America into the southwestern United States. Both species…

Bagheria: …monsters, and other oddities; the Villa Butera, with wax figures of monks wearing the Carthusian habit (1639); and the Villa Valguarnera (1721). Formerly called Bagaria, the town is in a fruit-growing area, principally citrus and grapes. Pop. (2010 est.) mun., 55,973.

Buteshire, historic county in western Scotland that includes Bute, Arran, the Cumbraes, Holy, Pladda, and Inchmarnock islands, all lying in the Firth of Clyde. Bute and Inchmarnock lie within Argyll and Bute council area, while Arran, the Cumbraes, Holy Island, and Pladda form part of North

Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a Zulu chief, South African politician, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (1975–2019). He was head (1976–94) of the nonindependent KwaZulu Bantustan and South Africa’s minister of home affairs (1994–2004). Buthelezi descended from a line of important Zulu chiefs. He

Mangosuthu Buthelezi was a Zulu chief, South African politician, and leader of the Inkatha Freedom Party (1975–2019). He was head (1976–94) of the nonindependent KwaZulu Bantustan and South Africa’s minister of home affairs (1994–2004). Buthelezi descended from a line of important Zulu chiefs. He

scorpion: Annotated classification: Family Buthidae 598 species widely distributed, even into temperate regions. Includes some of the most dangerously venomous. Oldest living family; often with a spine under the stinger. Family Vaejovidae 146 species found from southwestern Canada to Central America. 3 lateral eyes. Family

scorpion: Annotated classification: Family Buthidae 598 species widely distributed, even into temperate regions. Includes some of the most dangerously venomous. Oldest living family; often with a spine under the stinger. Family Vaejovidae 146 species found from southwestern Canada to Central America. 3 lateral eyes. Family

Carlo Caproli: At the behest of Abbé Francesco Buti, who was literary agent of Jules Cardinal Mazarin (the first minister of France), Caproli composed, to Buti’s libretto, Le nozze di Peleo e di Theti (1654; music now lost), one of the first Italian operas heard in France. About 70 of his cantatas…

Dick Butkus was an American professional gridiron football player who, as middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), was the dominant defensive player of his era. He was exceptionally large for a linebacker playing in the 1960s (6 feet 3 inches [1.9 metres] and

Dick Butkus was an American professional gridiron football player who, as middle linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League (NFL), was the dominant defensive player of his era. He was exceptionally large for a linebacker playing in the 1960s (6 feet 3 inches [1.9 metres] and

Butler, county, west-central Pennsylvania, U.S., bordered on the northeastern and southeastern corners by the Allegheny River. It constitutes a hilly region on the Allegheny Plateau just north of the Pittsburgh metropolitan area. Moraine and Jennings state parks surround Lake Arthur. Other

butler, chief male servant of a household who supervises other employees, receives guests, directs the serving of meals, and performs various personal services. The title originally applied to the person who had charge of the wine cellar and dispensed liquors, the name being derived from Middle

Scopes Trial: …Tennessee legislature had passed the Butler Act, which declared unlawful the teaching of any doctrine denying the divine creation of man as taught by the Bible. World attention focused on the trial proceedings, which promised and delivered confrontation between fundamentalist literal belief and liberal interpretation of the Scriptures. William Jennings…

Ireland: The Reformation period: …of the power of the Butlers of Ormonde; Piers Butler, earl of Ossory, helped to secure the enactment of royal (instead of papal) ecclesiastical supremacy by the Dublin Parliament of 1536–37. As a further step in shedding papal authority, in 1541 a complaisant Parliament recognized Henry VIII as king of…

Butler University, private, coeducational institution of higher learning in Indianapolis, Ind., U.S. It comprises the Jordan College of Fine Arts and colleges of liberal arts and sciences, education, business administration, and pharmacy and health sciences. The university offers a range of

Alban Butler: His monumental achievement, The Lives of the Fathers, Martyrs, and Other Principal Saints, 4 vol. (1756–59), was considered a sound, critical, and authoritative work. Containing more than 1,600 hagiographies, it went through many editions. It was revised by Herbert Thurston and Donald Attwater in Butler’s Lives of the…

Alban Butler was a Roman Catholic priest and educator renowned for his classic Lives of the Saints. Butler was educated at the English College in Douai, France, where after ordination in 1734 he held successively the chairs of philosophy and divinity. In 1749 he returned to England but later became

Austin Butler is an American actor who began his career as a child actor in Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows and then successfully transitioned to adult roles, earning particular acclaim for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis (2022). Butler was born in Anaheim,

Austin Butler is an American actor who began his career as a child actor in Nickelodeon and Disney Channel shows and then successfully transitioned to adult roles, earning particular acclaim for his portrayal of Elvis Presley in Baz Luhrmann’s biopic Elvis (2022). Butler was born in Anaheim,

Benjamin F. Butler was an American politician and army officer during the American Civil War (1861–65) who championed the rights of workers and black people. A prominent attorney at Lowell, Mass., Butler served two terms in the state legislature (1853, 1859), where he distinguished himself by

Benjamin F. Butler was an American politician and army officer during the American Civil War (1861–65) who championed the rights of workers and black people. A prominent attorney at Lowell, Mass., Butler served two terms in the state legislature (1853, 1859), where he distinguished himself by

Bisa Butler is an American fibre artist whose vivid, life-size quilted portraits of Black individuals reimagine the medium and the genre. Working from contemporary and historical photographs, Butler recreates the scenes, animating the subjects using unique blends of colourful, patterned, and

Washington Wizards: Gilbert Arenas, Antawn Jamison, and Caron Butler, but fell back to the lower echelons of the league in the 2008–09 season and traded most of their star players over the following years.

Charles Wilfred Butler was an industrial designer known for his work on aircraft during the 1950s and ’60s. During the 1930s Butler studied architecture and design in a variety of schools in and around Philadelphia, including the Philadelphia Museum School of Industrial Art (now the University of

subatomic particle: Strangeness: Later in the year Clifford Butler and George Rochester, two British physicists studying cosmic rays, discovered the first examples of yet another type of new particle. The new particles were heavier than the pion or muon but lighter than the proton, with a mass of about 800 times the…

David Butler was an American director whose lengthy career was highlighted by numerous popular musicals and comedies and included notable collaborations with Shirley Temple, Bob Hope, and Doris Day. (Read Martin Scorsese’s Britannica essay on film preservation.) Butler was raised in the theatre by

political science: Behavioralism: …studies in the 1960s, and David Butler and Donald Stokes—one of the authors of The American Voter—adapted much of the American study in Political Change in Britain: Forces Shaping Electoral Choice (1969). They found that political generation (the era in which one was born) and “duration of partisanship” also predict…

motorcycle: History: …was a three-wheeler built by Edward Butler in Great Britain in 1884. It employed a horizontal single-cylinder gasoline engine mounted between two steerable front wheels and connected by a drive chain to the rear wheel.

Road to Morocco: Production notes and credits:

Annie Oakley: …shooting match in Cincinnati with Frank E. Butler, a vaudeville marksman. They were married (probably in 1876), and until 1885 they played vaudeville circuits and circuses as “Butler and Oakley” (she apparently took her professional name from a Cincinnati suburb). In April 1885, Annie Oakley, now under her husband’s management,…

Guy Butler was a South African poet and playwright, many of whose poems have extraordinary sensitivity and brilliant imagery. Butler began writing during military service in North Africa and Europe (1940–45). After studying at the University of Oxford, he joined the faculty of Rhodes University in

Black Sabbath: …3, 1948, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Terry (“Geezer”) Butler (b. July 17, 1949, Birmingham), Tony Iommi (b. February 19, 1948, Birmingham), and Bill Ward (b. May 5, 1948, Birmingham).

Gerard Butler is a Scottish actor, distinguished by his rugged masculinity and charm, who often appeared as larger-than-life literary and historical figures. Butler grew up in Paisley, Scotland, where he acted with the Scottish Youth Theatre before earning a law degree at the University of Glasgow.

Gerard Butler is a Scottish actor, distinguished by his rugged masculinity and charm, who often appeared as larger-than-life literary and historical figures. Butler grew up in Paisley, Scotland, where he acted with the Scottish Youth Theatre before earning a law degree at the University of Glasgow.

Guy Butler was a South African poet and playwright, many of whose poems have extraordinary sensitivity and brilliant imagery. Butler began writing during military service in North Africa and Europe (1940–45). After studying at the University of Oxford, he joined the faculty of Rhodes University in

Henry Montagu Butler was the headmaster of Harrow School in England from 1859 to 1885, who reformed and modernized the school’s curriculum. Butler’s father, George Butler, had been the Harrow headmaster before him. Educated at Harrow and at Trinity College, Cambridge, he was elected to the Harrow

James Butler, 12th earl and 1st duke of Ormonde was an Anglo-Irish Protestant who was the leading agent of English royal authority in Ireland during much of the period from the beginning of the English Civil Wars (1642–51) to the Glorious Revolution (1688–89). Born into the prominent Butler family,

James Butler, 2nd duke of Ormonde was an Irish general, one of the most powerful men in the Tory administration that governed England from 1710 to 1714. The grandson of the Irish statesman James Butler, 1st duke of Ormonde, he inherited his grandfather’s title in 1688 but deserted James II in the

“It’s All Right”: Chicago Soul: …a distinctly soulful sound was Jerry Butler and the Impressions’ “For Your Precious Love” (1958). Butler and the Impressions parted company to pursue parallel careers but remained in contact, and the group’s guitarist, Mayfield, provided Butler’s next big hit, “He Will Break Your Heart” (1960); its gospel structure established the…

Jimmy Butler is an American professional basketball player known for his hard-nosed intensity and standout performances in postseason games. He led the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to two appearances in the NBA finals (2020 and 2023). Butler was abandoned by his father as

Jimmy Butler is an American professional basketball player known for his hard-nosed intensity and standout performances in postseason games. He led the Miami Heat of the National Basketball Association (NBA) to two appearances in the NBA finals (2020 and 2023). Butler was abandoned by his father as

Mother Marie Joseph Butler was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Marymount schools in Europe and the United States. In 1876 Butler became a novice in the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Béziers, France. She took the name Marie Joseph. In 1879 she was sent as a teacher to the order’s

Joseph Butler was an Anglican bishop, moral philosopher, preacher to the royal court, and influential author who defended revealed religion against the rationalists of his time. Joseph Butler was born into a Presbyterian family and attended a Nonconformist school. However, he converted to the

Judith Butler is an American academic whose theories of the performative nature of gender and sex have been influential within Francocentric philosophy, cultural theory, queer theory, and some schools of philosophical feminism from the late 20th century. Butler’s father was a dentist and their

Bisa Butler is an American fibre artist whose vivid, life-size quilted portraits of Black individuals reimagine the medium and the genre. Working from contemporary and historical photographs, Butler recreates the scenes, animating the subjects using unique blends of colourful, patterned, and

Mother Marie Joseph Butler was a Roman Catholic nun who founded the Marymount schools in Europe and the United States. In 1876 Butler became a novice in the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Mary in Béziers, France. She took the name Marie Joseph. In 1879 she was sent as a teacher to the order’s

Nicholas Murray Butler was an American educator, publicist, and political figure who (with Jane Addams) shared the Nobel Prize for Peace in 1931 and served as president of Columbia University from 1901 to 1945. Butler was educated at Columbia College, which became his intellectual and occupational

Octavia E. Butler was an African American author chiefly noted for her science fiction novels about future societies and superhuman powers. They are noteworthy for their unique synthesis of science fiction, mysticism, mythology, and African American spiritualism. Butler was educated at Pasadena

Octavia E. Butler was an African American author chiefly noted for her science fiction novels about future societies and superhuman powers. They are noteworthy for their unique synthesis of science fiction, mysticism, mythology, and African American spiritualism. Butler was educated at Pasadena

Pierce Butler was an associate justice of the United States Supreme Court (1923–39). Butler was admitted to the Minnesota bar in 1888. After serving as assistant county attorney and then county attorney in St. Paul, he formed a law firm and, over 25 years, became the foremost railroad attorney of

Piers Butler, 8th earl of Ormonde was a leading member of the Butler family in Ireland; he claimed the earldom in 1515, seized the estates, and revived the Butler influence. A cousin of the 7th earl (Thomas Butler), who died without issue, Piers Butler fought for the English against the rebel Irish

R. A. Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden was a British statesman high in the councils of government during World War II and the postwar years. Educated at Cambridge (1921–25), Butler lectured at that university on French history until 1929, when he was elected to Parliament as a Conservative.

R. A. Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden was a British statesman high in the councils of government during World War II and the postwar years. Educated at Cambridge (1921–25), Butler lectured at that university on French history until 1929, when he was elected to Parliament as a Conservative.

Reg Butler was an English sculptor of figurative works noted for their strenuous quality of line. Butler studied architecture and lectured at the Architectural Association School, London (1937–39). He worked for a time as a blacksmith, and his early openwork sculptures in wrought iron reflect this

Reg Butler was an English sculptor of figurative works noted for their strenuous quality of line. Butler studied architecture and lectured at the Architectural Association School, London (1937–39). He worked for a time as a blacksmith, and his early openwork sculptures in wrought iron reflect this

Rhett Butler, fictional character, the rakish third husband of Scarlett O’Hara in Margaret Mitchell’s novel Gone with the Wind (1936). Though born a Southern gentleman, Butler is alienated from his family and consorts with Northerners during the American Civil War. He has a realistic view of the

R. A. Butler, Baron Butler of Saffron Walden was a British statesman high in the councils of government during World War II and the postwar years. Educated at Cambridge (1921–25), Butler lectured at that university on French history until 1929, when he was elected to Parliament as a Conservative.

Samuel Butler was a poet and satirist, famous as the author of Hudibras, the most memorable burlesque poem in the English language and the first English satire to make a notable and successful attack on ideas rather than on personalities. It is directed against the fanaticism, pretentiousness,

Samuel Butler was an English novelist, essayist, and critic whose satire Erewhon (1872) foreshadowed the collapse of the Victorian illusion of eternal progress. The Way of All Flesh (1903), his autobiographical novel, is generally considered his masterpiece. Butler was the son of the Reverend

Black Sabbath: …3, 1948, Birmingham, Warwickshire, England), Terry (“Geezer”) Butler (b. July 17, 1949, Birmingham), Tony Iommi (b. February 19, 1948, Birmingham), and Bill Ward (b. May 5, 1948, Birmingham).

Trinidad and Tobago: Colonial period: …1937 under Grenadan-born labour leader Uriah Butler—led to the grant of universal suffrage in 1945 and other constitutional reforms that provided for a measure of self-government. For about 10 years after universal suffrage, politics in the colony were characterized by individualism and confusion, but in 1956 the People’s National Movement…

Arcade Fire: …was completed with Win’s brother, William Butler (b. October 6, 1982), playing synthesizer and percussion, along with keyboardist Richard Reed Parry (b. October 4, 1977) and bassist Tim Kingsbury. The band’s ranks continued to swell, including additional drummers, violinists, and others.

United States presidential election of 1848: Candidates and issues: William O. Butler, a former Kentucky representative, became the party’s vice presidential nominee. On the slavery issue, Cass defended the doctrine of popular sovereignty , which held that the residents of federal territories should decide for themselves whether to become a free state or a…

Arcade Fire: …transplanted Texan singer and guitarist Win Butler (b. April 14, 1980) met multi-instrumentalist Régine Chassagne (b. August 18, 1977) at an art opening. The two formed a songwriting partnership and eventually married. The group’s original lineup was completed with Win’s brother, William Butler (b. October 6, 1982), playing synthesizer and…

beadwork: The magnificent Butler-Bowden cope, a long ecclesiastical vestment (c. 1330), was elaborately embellished with seed pearls and green beads. Examples of beadwork of a purely pictorial, rather than decorative, nature also survive from this period. A series of small portraits of apostles executed entirely with colored beads…

electrochemical reaction: The Butler-Volmer equation: The reversible electrode potential can be introduced into equation (1) and the potentials taken relative to its value. When so expressed, they are termed overpotentials and can be stated as η = E − Erev; equation (1) then transforms to equation (3):

Aleksandr Butlerov was a Russian chemist who helped advance the theory of structure in chemistry, especially with regard to tautomerism, the facile interconvertibility of certain structurally similar compounds. Joining the faculty of Kazan University in 1849, Butlerov took up the new theories of

Aleksandr Butlerov was a Russian chemist who helped advance the theory of structure in chemistry, especially with regard to tautomerism, the facile interconvertibility of certain structurally similar compounds. Joining the faculty of Kazan University in 1849, Butlerov took up the new theories of

Simon Gray: Gray’s first international success was Butley (1971; filmed 1974), a play about a petulant university professor whose venomous wit masks an inner emptiness. Similarly, Otherwise Engaged (1975) concerns a sardonic publisher who strives to isolate himself but is prevented from doing so by a series of dramatic interruptions. Quartermaine’s Terms…

Wadjet: …form of the ancient Egyptian Per Wadjit (Coptic Pouto, “House of Wadjit”), the name of the capital of the 6th Lower Egyptian nome (province), present-day Tall al-Farāʿīn, of which the goddess was the local deity.

Japanese performing arts: Since World War II: …Japanese aesthetics is seen in butō (or ankoku butō, “dance of darkness”; usually Anglicized as Butoh), a postmodern movement begun by Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo in the 1950s in which formal dance technique is eschewed and primal sexuality and the grotesque are explored. The Butoh troupes Sankaijuku, Dairakudakan, and…

Wadjet, cobra goddess of ancient Egypt. Depicted as a cobra twined around a papyrus stem, she was the tutelary goddess of Lower Egypt. Wadjet and Nekhbet, the vulture-goddess of Upper Egypt, were the protective goddesses of the king and were sometimes represented together on the king’s diadem,

Japanese performing arts: Since World War II: …Japanese aesthetics is seen in butō (or ankoku butō, “dance of darkness”; usually Anglicized as Butoh), a postmodern movement begun by Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo in the 1950s in which formal dance technique is eschewed and primal sexuality and the grotesque are explored. The Butoh troupes Sankaijuku, Dairakudakan, and…

Alismatales: Families: Butomaceae, native to Europe and Asia, consists of one species, Butomus umbellatus (flowering rush). The species has become naturalized in temperate North America.

flowering rush, (Butomus umbellatus), perennial freshwater plant native to Eurasia but now common throughout the north temperate zone as a weed. Butomus umbellatus is the only species of the family Butomaceae (order Alismatales). Flowering rushes can grow fully submerged but are most commonly found

Buton, island in the Indonesian propinsi (or provinsi; province) of Southeast Sulawesi (Sulawesi Tenggara). It is one of a group of islands that includes also Muna, Wowoni, and Kabaena. Its chief town, administrative centre, and port is Baubau on the southwestern coast. With an area of 1,620 square

Michel Butor was a French novelist and essayist who was awarded the Grand Prix by the Académie Française (2013) for his work as one of the leading exponents of the nouveau roman (“new novel”), the avant-garde literary movement that emerged in France in the 1950s. Butor studied philosophy at the

Michel Butor was a French novelist and essayist who was awarded the Grand Prix by the Académie Française (2013) for his work as one of the leading exponents of the nouveau roman (“new novel”), the avant-garde literary movement that emerged in France in the 1950s. Butor studied philosophy at the

heron: The green heron (Butorides virescens), a small green and brown bird widespread in North America, is notable for its habit of dropping bait on the surface of the water in order to attract fish.