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Only the left carotid artery lated black - capped petrel , or diablotin ( P. hasitata ) ,
of the is present . ... 1900 to about 60,000 pairs shearwaters , petrels ) in the early
1960s , the increase resulting from shelter provided by introduced vegetation .
Only the left carotid artery lated black - capped petrel , or diablotin ( P. hasitata ) ,
of the is present . ... 1900 to about 60,000 pairs shearwaters , petrels ) in the early
1960s , the increase resulting from shelter provided by introduced vegetation .
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Diving petrels are specialized birds with Distribution . The majority of
procellariiforms breed in short , black - and - white bodies and closely resemble
exterthe Southern Hemisphere , but several species migrate nally and in habits
the small ...
Diving petrels are specialized birds with Distribution . The majority of
procellariiforms breed in short , black - and - white bodies and closely resemble
exterthe Southern Hemisphere , but several species migrate nally and in habits
the small ...
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petrels feed by taking small fish and crustaceans close to period it is brooded and
fed tenderly on an oily broth the ... The giant petrel is which the first remains
attached ) , and the baby is soon probably the only tubinare agile enough on land
to ...
petrels feed by taking small fish and crustaceans close to period it is brooded and
fed tenderly on an oily broth the ... The giant petrel is which the first remains
attached ) , and the baby is soon probably the only tubinare agile enough on land
to ...
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