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Page 315
... birds called serpent eagles , notably the long - tailed members of the genera Dryotriorchis ( e.g. African serpent eagle ) and Eutriorchis ( e.g. , the endangered Madagascar serpent eagle ) occur in Africa . Verreaux's eagle ( Aquila ...
... birds called serpent eagles , notably the long - tailed members of the genera Dryotriorchis ( e.g. African serpent eagle ) and Eutriorchis ( e.g. , the endangered Madagascar serpent eagle ) occur in Africa . Verreaux's eagle ( Aquila ...
Page 663
... birds , of their own size or smaller , in mid - air . Others live mainly on hares , mice , lizards , and insects . The bat falcon ( F. albigularis ) of Mexico and Central and South America is a little bird with a dark back , white ...
... birds , of their own size or smaller , in mid - air . Others live mainly on hares , mice , lizards , and insects . The bat falcon ( F. albigularis ) of Mexico and Central and South America is a little bird with a dark back , white ...
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... birds of the Old World subfamily Rhipidurinae , family Muscicapidae ( q.v. ) . Some authors retain these birds in the subfamily Muscicapinae . The fantails consti- tute the genus Rhipidura . Fantails are native to forest clearings ...
... birds of the Old World subfamily Rhipidurinae , family Muscicapidae ( q.v. ) . Some authors retain these birds in the subfamily Muscicapinae . The fantails consti- tute the genus Rhipidura . Fantails are native to forest clearings ...
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