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Page 157
... Coraciiformes ( B.A.R. ) The birds of the order Coraciiformes include the king- fishers , todies , motmots , bee - eaters , rollers , hoopoes , and hornbills and are collectively referred to as roller - like birds . Among the members of ...
... Coraciiformes ( B.A.R. ) The birds of the order Coraciiformes include the king- fishers , todies , motmots , bee - eaters , rollers , hoopoes , and hornbills and are collectively referred to as roller - like birds . Among the members of ...
Page 159
... Coraciiformes is found in Africa ( including Madagascar ) , where eight of the ten families are repre- sented . These exhibit all four basic feeding modes , but on Madagascar some niches are occupied by families different from those on ...
... Coraciiformes is found in Africa ( including Madagascar ) , where eight of the ten families are repre- sented . These exhibit all four basic feeding modes , but on Madagascar some niches are occupied by families different from those on ...
Page 161
... Coraciiformes are obscure , so that any treatment of the evolution of the order must be con- sidered speculative . The present distribution and abun- dance of the ten families suggest an Old World origin , probably in the Ethiopian ...
... Coraciiformes are obscure , so that any treatment of the evolution of the order must be con- sidered speculative . The present distribution and abun- dance of the ten families suggest an Old World origin , probably in the Ethiopian ...
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