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... Falconiformes has been agreed upon . Two rather different systems have been proposed , and much work is needed on several outstanding problems . Distinguishing taxonomic features . The main features of falconiforms include the hooked ...
... Falconiformes has been agreed upon . Two rather different systems have been proposed , and much work is needed on several outstanding problems . Distinguishing taxonomic features . The main features of falconiforms include the hooked ...
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... FALCONIFORMES Suborder Cathartae ( New World vultures ) Nearctic to Neotropical . Seven existing species ; fossils dating back perhaps to Eocene . + Superfamily Neocathartoidea One family , Neocathartidae . Fossil Nearctic , including ...
... FALCONIFORMES Suborder Cathartae ( New World vultures ) Nearctic to Neotropical . Seven existing species ; fossils dating back perhaps to Eocene . + Superfamily Neocathartoidea One family , Neocathartidae . Fossil Nearctic , including ...
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... ( Falconiformes ) , owls ( Strigiformes ) , game birds ( Galliformes ) , pigeons ( Columbiformes ) , woodpeckers ( Pi- ciformes ) , and cuckoos ( Cuculiformes ) , especially the tu- racos ( Musophagidae ) . Relationships within the parrot ...
... ( Falconiformes ) , owls ( Strigiformes ) , game birds ( Galliformes ) , pigeons ( Columbiformes ) , woodpeckers ( Pi- ciformes ) , and cuckoos ( Cuculiformes ) , especially the tu- racos ( Musophagidae ) . Relationships within the parrot ...
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