The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: A - K.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997 |
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... Eocene deposits have come the earliest known rheas , penguins , albatrosses , tropic birds , anhin- gas , true flamingos , herons , storks , secretary birds , hawks , curassows , cranes , bustards , avocets , auks , sand grouse ...
... Eocene deposits have come the earliest known rheas , penguins , albatrosses , tropic birds , anhin- gas , true flamingos , herons , storks , secretary birds , hawks , curassows , cranes , bustards , avocets , auks , sand grouse ...
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... Eocene to present ; nearly worldwide , except southern South America . Terrestrial or arboreal chicken - like birds ; strong , scratching feet ; short , rounded wings ; feathers with long after- shafts . Length 13-198 cm . Order ...
... Eocene to present ; nearly worldwide , except southern South America . Terrestrial or arboreal chicken - like birds ; strong , scratching feet ; short , rounded wings ; feathers with long after- shafts . Length 13-198 cm . Order ...
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... Eocene of England ( about 54,000,000 years ago ) , and other herons from later in the Eocene of North America . The first ibis ( Ibidopsis ) is from the upper Eocene of England and the first stork from the late Eocene or very early ...
... Eocene of England ( about 54,000,000 years ago ) , and other herons from later in the Eocene of North America . The first ibis ( Ibidopsis ) is from the upper Eocene of England and the first stork from the late Eocene or very early ...
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