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Painted

Painted may refer to objects that have been coated with paint. It may also be used metaphorically for 'colourful' or 'strikingly coloured', or have other meanings, as in the names of:

Animals and plants

Wild birds

Painted Bunting, Passerina ciris, in the family Cardinalidae
Painted Bush Quail, Perdicula erythrorhyncha, quail in the family Phasianidae
Painted Buttonquail, Turnix varia, buttonquail in the family Turnicidae
Painted Firetail, Emblema pictum
Painted Francolin, Francolinus pictus, francolin in the family Phasianidae
Painted Honeyeater, Grantiella picta
Painted Parakeet, Pyrrhura picta
Painted Partridge - see: Painted Francolin
Painted Quail-thrush, Cinclosoma ajax
Painted Redstart, Myioborus pictus, New World warbler in the family Parulidae
Painted Sandgrouse, Pterocles indicus, in the family Pteroclidae
Painted snipe, three wader species in the family Rostratulidae
Painted Spurfowl, Galloperdix lunulata, in the family Phasianidae
Painted Stork, Mycteria leucocephala, large stork in the family Ciconiidae
Painted Tiger-parrot, Psittacella picta
Painted Tody-flycatcher, Todirostrum pictum

Poultry

Asturian Painted Hen

Mammals

Painted Tree-rat, Echimys pictus, species of spiny rat from Brazil

Reptiles

Painted Turtle, Chrysemys picta, tortoise common in North America

Frogs

Painted Frog could refer to a number of species of frog. See: Painted Frog

Fish

Painted fish refers to ornamental aquarium fishes which have been artificially coloured to appeal to consumers
Painted Greenling, Oxylebius pictus, marine fish native to the eastern Pacific Ocean

Invertebrates

Painted Apple Moth, Teia anartoides, moth with potential to cause economic and environmental damage
Painted Lady, Vanessa cardui, widespread butterfly, known in North America as the Cosmopolite
American Painted Lady, Vanessa virginiensis, butterfly
Australian Painted Lady, Vanessa kershawi, butterfly

Plants

Painted Tongue, Salpiglossis sinuata, flowering plant in the family Solanaceae
Painted Trillium, Trillium undulatum, wildflower of the family Trilliaceae

Places

Painted churches of northern Moldavia, Romania
Painted Desert, Arizona, Arizona, USA
Painted Desert (South Australia), South Australia
Painted Hills, one of three units of the John Day Fossil Beds National Monument, Wheeler County, Oregon, USA
Painted Post, New York, village in Steuben County, New York, USA
Painted Rock Dam, Arizona, USA
Yakima Indian Painted Rocks, tiny state park near Yakima, Washington, USA

Media

Film

Painted Angels, 1997 film by Jon Sanders
The Painted Stallion, 1937 Republic Movie serial
The Painted Veil (1934 film), 1934 drama film made by MGM
The Painted Veil (2006 film), 2006 film directed by John Curran

Radio

Painted Dreams, American radio soap opera of the 1930s

Television

Painted Lady (mini series), 1997 murder mystery television mini-series starring Helen Mirren

Books

The Painted Bird, controversial 1965 novel by Jerzy KosiƄski
The Painted Veil (novel), 1925 novel by Somerset Maugham
A Painted House, novel by American author John Grisham

Music

Painted from Memory, musical collaboration between Elvis Costello and Burt Bacharach
Painted Smiles, small record label run by Ben Bagley, based in New York City, USA

Other

Painted Cyclists, artistic, non-political, clothing-optional bike ride ensemble celebrating the spirit of the Summer Solstice, Seattle, USA
Painted Grey Ware culture, Iron Age culture of the Gangetic Plain, 1100 BC to 350 BC
Painted Ladies, collective American vernacular term for Victorian houses painted in a multi-coloured pastel scheme
Painted pebbles, class of Pictish artefact unique to northern Scotland in the first millennium AD

Source: Wikipedia


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