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Length 9 to 160 cm . America . Terrestrial or arboreal chicken - like birds ; strong ,
Order Piciformes ( woodpeckers , barbets , honey guides , toucans ) . scratching
feet ; short , rounded wings ; feathers with long afterUpper Oligocene ( possibly ...
Length 9 to 160 cm . America . Terrestrial or arboreal chicken - like birds ; strong ,
Order Piciformes ( woodpeckers , barbets , honey guides , toucans ) . scratching
feet ; short , rounded wings ; feathers with long afterUpper Oligocene ( possibly ...
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Female larger and brighter than southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans ; length 35-
43 cm ( 14-17 male . Occipital foramina present ; sternum narrow , with single in .
) . pair of notches . Crop present in Rostratula ; trachea convoluted Suborder ...
Female larger and brighter than southern Atlantic and Indian Oceans ; length 35-
43 cm ( 14-17 male . Occipital foramina present ; sternum narrow , with single in .
) . pair of notches . Crop present in Rostratula ; trachea convoluted Suborder ...
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The bird order Cuculiformes is a cosmopolitan group conFour ( or 5 ) genera ,
about 16 species ; length about 30-80 cm ; taining two very distinct families , the
cuckoos , Cuculidae , Australo - Papuan region and Philippine Islands . and the ...
The bird order Cuculiformes is a cosmopolitan group conFour ( or 5 ) genera ,
about 16 species ; length about 30-80 cm ; taining two very distinct families , the
cuckoos , Cuculidae , Australo - Papuan region and Philippine Islands . and the ...
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