The New Encyclopaedia Britannica: A - K.Encyclopaedia Britannica, 1997 |
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... present ; South America . Ostrich - like cursorial birds with very small tails and no aftershaft on the feathers . Sexes alike . Length 90-130 cm . Order Struthioniformes ( ostrich ) . Lower Pliocene to present ( the Eocene ...
... present ; South America . Ostrich - like cursorial birds with very small tails and no aftershaft on the feathers . Sexes alike . Length 90-130 cm . Order Struthioniformes ( ostrich ) . Lower Pliocene to present ( the Eocene ...
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... present ; nearly worldwide , except southern South America . Terrestrial or arboreal chicken - like birds ; strong , scratching feet ; short , rounded wings ; feathers with long after- shafts . Length 13-198 cm . Order Gruiformes ...
... present ; nearly worldwide , except southern South America . Terrestrial or arboreal chicken - like birds ; strong , scratching feet ; short , rounded wings ; feathers with long after- shafts . Length 13-198 cm . Order Gruiformes ...
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... present - day species , Nearctic and Neotropical , perhaps formerly Palearctic . Family Cathartidae ( New World vultures ) . Seven present- day Nearctic and Neotropical species and Pleistocene , Nearc- tic , and neotropical fossils ...
... present - day species , Nearctic and Neotropical , perhaps formerly Palearctic . Family Cathartidae ( New World vultures ) . Seven present- day Nearctic and Neotropical species and Pleistocene , Nearc- tic , and neotropical fossils ...
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