The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: A - K.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997 |
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Page 54
... Suborder Gastornithes Fossil only . + Family Gastornithidae . Upper Paleocene of Europe ; 5 species ; large , flightless . + Family Diatrymidae . Upper Paleocene to middle Eocene ; North America and Europe ; 4 species ; large flightless ...
... Suborder Gastornithes Fossil only . + Family Gastornithidae . Upper Paleocene of Europe ; 5 species ; large , flightless . + Family Diatrymidae . Upper Paleocene to middle Eocene ; North America and Europe ; 4 species ; large flightless ...
Page 95
... suborder Pici is often considered to contain three superfamilies , for the toucans , the woodpeckers , and the barbets and honey guides , respectively . The above arrangement within the suborder Pici begins with the bar- bets ...
... suborder Pici is often considered to contain three superfamilies , for the toucans , the woodpeckers , and the barbets and honey guides , respectively . The above arrangement within the suborder Pici begins with the bar- bets ...
Page 107
... Suborder Eurylaimi Suborder Tyranni Family Eurylaimidae ( broadbills ) Superfamily Furnarioidea Family Dendrocolaptidae ( woodcreepers ) Furnariidae ( ovenbirds ) Formicariidae ( antbirds ) ( incl . Conopophagidae , part ) ...
... Suborder Eurylaimi Suborder Tyranni Family Eurylaimidae ( broadbills ) Superfamily Furnarioidea Family Dendrocolaptidae ( woodcreepers ) Furnariidae ( ovenbirds ) Formicariidae ( antbirds ) ( incl . Conopophagidae , part ) ...
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