The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: A - K.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997 |
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... passerines , or perching birds , is the dominant avian group on Earth today . Considered the most highly evolved of all birds , passerines have un- dergone an explosive evolutionary radiation in relatively Worldwide recent geological ...
... passerines , or perching birds , is the dominant avian group on Earth today . Considered the most highly evolved of all birds , passerines have un- dergone an explosive evolutionary radiation in relatively Worldwide recent geological ...
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... passerines from all similar birds is their " perching " foot . In this foot type , all four toes are well developed and free from one another ; in some families ( wrens and most suboscines ) the front toes may be par- tially fused at ...
... passerines from all similar birds is their " perching " foot . In this foot type , all four toes are well developed and free from one another ; in some families ( wrens and most suboscines ) the front toes may be par- tially fused at ...
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... passerines they are entirely separate . This difference has been used by some to divide the passerines into two major groups : the Desmodactyli ( vinculum present ) and the Eleuthero- dactyli ( vinculum absent ) . EVOLUTION AND ...
... passerines they are entirely separate . This difference has been used by some to divide the passerines into two major groups : the Desmodactyli ( vinculum present ) and the Eleuthero- dactyli ( vinculum absent ) . EVOLUTION AND ...
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