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... species , the brown dipper ( C. pallasii ) , found from the Himalayas to China , Korea , and Japan . Dippers are plump , stub - tailed birds , about 18 cm ( 7 inches ) long , with thrushlike bills and legs . The nest is a dome of moss ...
... species , the brown dipper ( C. pallasii ) , found from the Himalayas to China , Korea , and Japan . Dippers are plump , stub - tailed birds , about 18 cm ( 7 inches ) long , with thrushlike bills and legs . The nest is a dome of moss ...
Page 489
... species , any species of plant or animal that is threatened with extinction . A number of agencies , both international and national , work to maintain lists of endan- gered species , to protect and preserve natural habitats , and to ...
... species , any species of plant or animal that is threatened with extinction . A number of agencies , both international and national , work to maintain lists of endan- gered species , to protect and preserve natural habitats , and to ...
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... species . Falcons occur world- wide . They range in size from about 15 centimetres ( 6 inches ) long in the falconets ( Microhierax ) to about 60 cm ( 24 in . ) in the gyrfalcon ( q.v. ) , an Arctic species . In true fal- cons the ...
... species . Falcons occur world- wide . They range in size from about 15 centimetres ( 6 inches ) long in the falconets ( Microhierax ) to about 60 cm ( 24 in . ) in the gyrfalcon ( q.v. ) , an Arctic species . In true fal- cons the ...
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