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... petrels , and diving petrels . All Procellariiformes are recognizable by their conspicuous tubular nostrils , which project upon the culmen ( upper bill ) . This feature gives the order its alter- native name , Tubinares , meaning ...
... petrels , and diving petrels . All Procellariiformes are recognizable by their conspicuous tubular nostrils , which project upon the culmen ( upper bill ) . This feature gives the order its alter- native name , Tubinares , meaning ...
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... petrels . Some feed along the edge of the ice of the Antarctic continent , and four tubinares actually breed on its shores : the Antarctic fulmar , the giant petrel , the snowy petrel , and the tiny but very numerous Wilson's petrel ...
... petrels . Some feed along the edge of the ice of the Antarctic continent , and four tubinares actually breed on its shores : the Antarctic fulmar , the giant petrel , the snowy petrel , and the tiny but very numerous Wilson's petrel ...
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... petrels feed by taking small fish and crustaceans close to the surface ; they make short dives as necessary . Many of the larger procellariids consume substantial amounts of squid . Albatrosses , giant petrels , and fulmars dive little ...
... petrels feed by taking small fish and crustaceans close to the surface ; they make short dives as necessary . Many of the larger procellariids consume substantial amounts of squid . Albatrosses , giant petrels , and fulmars dive little ...
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