The third degree of Freemasonry and the rigorous procedures to advance to that level. The term may have been coined by nineteenth century New York City Police detective Thomas F. Byrnes, perhaps as a pun on his name, as in third degree burns. The Knights of Columbus have a third degree ceremony which is required to advance to that level, seen as rigorous.
The bugle developed from early musical or communication instruments made of animal horns, with the word bugle itself coming from buculus, Latin for bullock (castrated bull).
Going Buggy! Insect-eating Birds. Every spring when the great flood of migrating birds returns, they feast on the great flood of insects and other cold-blooded vertebrates returning at the same time. Let's look at some of the tiny critters that are emerging, and see what kinds of birds eat them.