The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: A - K.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997 |
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... living orders and most living families of birds were in existence by the end of the Eocene period . One of the most interesting finds from this period was fossils of Neocathartes , a long - legged bird allied to the New World vultures ...
... living orders and most living families of birds were in existence by the end of the Eocene period . One of the most interesting finds from this period was fossils of Neocathartes , a long - legged bird allied to the New World vultures ...
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... living species , worldwide in tropical oceans . Suborder Fregatae Family Fregatidae ( frigate birds ) Large ( 31-34 in . or 79-86 cm long ) , light bodied . Plumage blackish , juveniles and some adults with white underparts ; ju ...
... living species , worldwide in tropical oceans . Suborder Fregatae Family Fregatidae ( frigate birds ) Large ( 31-34 in . or 79-86 cm long ) , light bodied . Plumage blackish , juveniles and some adults with white underparts ; ju ...
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... living in New York City , at sea level pressure , and persons living in Denver , Colo . , one mile above sea level , where the atmospheric pressure is lower . Natives of the Andes , living nearly three miles above sea level , have ...
... living in New York City , at sea level pressure , and persons living in Denver , Colo . , one mile above sea level , where the atmospheric pressure is lower . Natives of the Andes , living nearly three miles above sea level , have ...
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