The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: A - K.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997 |
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... Charadriiformes ( plovers , sandpipers , gulls , terns , auks ) 54 Columbiformes ( sand grouse , pigeons , doves , dodoes ) 64 Psittaciformes ( parrots , lories , cockatoos ) 68 Cuculiformes ( turacos , cuckoos , roadrunners ) 72 ...
... Charadriiformes ( plovers , sandpipers , gulls , terns , auks ) 54 Columbiformes ( sand grouse , pigeons , doves , dodoes ) 64 Psittaciformes ( parrots , lories , cockatoos ) 68 Cuculiformes ( turacos , cuckoos , roadrunners ) 72 ...
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... Charadriiformes it appears that considerable adaptive radiation ( diversification ) has occurred and disappeared in the past . Modern families probably had their origins in Paleocene times or earlier , and many modern genera were well ...
... Charadriiformes it appears that considerable adaptive radiation ( diversification ) has occurred and disappeared in the past . Modern families probably had their origins in Paleocene times or earlier , and many modern genera were well ...
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... Charadriiformes are thought to be related to the Gruiformes and to the Columbiformes . Certain intermediate or aberrant families have been re- moved from or added to the Charadriiformes by vari- ous taxonomists . The Belgian ...
... Charadriiformes are thought to be related to the Gruiformes and to the Columbiformes . Certain intermediate or aberrant families have been re- moved from or added to the Charadriiformes by vari- ous taxonomists . The Belgian ...
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