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... vegetation . On these mating takes place and the three to seven unmarked chalky , white eggs are laid . On leaving the nest , adults often cover the eggs with the soggy nest material , and , by the end of the incubation period ( usually ...
... vegetation . On these mating takes place and the three to seven unmarked chalky , white eggs are laid . On leaving the nest , adults often cover the eggs with the soggy nest material , and , by the end of the incubation period ( usually ...
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... vegetation . Most young rails have a claw at the tip of the alula ( the " bastard wing " or " thumb " ) that enables them to clamber around on marsh vegetation . Finfoots have a sharp spur of uncertain function at the bend of the wing ...
... vegetation . Most young rails have a claw at the tip of the alula ( the " bastard wing " or " thumb " ) that enables them to clamber around on marsh vegetation . Finfoots have a sharp spur of uncertain function at the bend of the wing ...
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... vegetation . In southern Canada only remnants of these ecosystems remain . Tundra . Tundra is the land type of the Arctic and sub- arctic regions . Tundra also exists above the tree line in the Western Cordillera , but the discussion ...
... vegetation . In southern Canada only remnants of these ecosystems remain . Tundra . Tundra is the land type of the Arctic and sub- arctic regions . Tundra also exists above the tree line in the Western Cordillera , but the discussion ...
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