Madeiran

To his detractors, Mr. Jardim is a populist despot whose contempt for democratic niceties is only exceeded by his regard for his own majesty as eternal leader of the Madeiran people.

Portugal's Unrepentant Debtor Raymond Zhong 2011

In July he declared that Moody's inspectors were banned from the island after the agency downgraded Madeiran debt.

Portugal's Unrepentant Debtor Raymond Zhong 2011

I had been quite unwell the preceding summer and autumn and was awaiting an operation; I got tired very easily, slept to all hours and did very little except stroll through the beautiful streets of Funchal, sit in the sun, and eat too much Madeiran cooking was uniformly superb, even in quite touristy places.

Archive 2009-06-01 Imogen 2009

I had been quite unwell the preceding summer and autumn and was awaiting an operation; I got tired very easily, slept to all hours and did very little except stroll through the beautiful streets of Funchal, sit in the sun, and eat too much Madeiran cooking was uniformly superb, even in quite touristy places.

Odd echoes and reminders, and dream-casts, and day-dreams... Imogen 2009

Introduced herbivores (goats, sheep and rabbits) constitute a major threat to the Madeira natural vegetation while cats and rats present a major threat to the Madeiran avifauna.

Madeira evergreen forests 2008

Ethnic groups: Jersey 51.1%, Britons 34.8%, Irish, French, and other white 6.6%, Portuguese/Madeiran 6.4%, other 1.1% (2001 census)

Jersey 2008

The Madeiran laurisilva is the most extensive and well-preserved stand, spreading over 14,953 hectares (ha).

Madeira evergreen forests 2008

The flora and fauna of this relict forest is quite unique; it has many endemic species including the Madeiran long-toed wood pigeon (Columba trocaz) and Zino's petrel (Pterodroma madeira).

Madeira evergreen forests 2008

In addition to supporting Columba trocaz, several forest areas are also very important for a number of Madeiran subspecies, notably the birds of prey and passerines living within the forest canopy such Madeira chaffinch (Fringilla coelebs maderensis) and Madeira firecrest (Regulus ignicapillus maderensis).

Madeira evergreen forests 2008

How many turned up on one of the two Madeiran islands but not on the other, just twenty-five miles away?

The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004