The New Encyclopædia Britannica: In 32 Volumes. A-ak - Bayes, Volume 1Philip W. Goetz, Dale H. Hoiberg, Robert MacHenry Encyclopædia Britannica, 1992 - 32 pages |
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Page 46
... Suborder Cathartae ( New World vultures ) Nearctic to Neotropical . Seven existing species ; fossils dating back perhaps to Eocene . † Superfamily Neocathartoidea One family , Neocathartidae . Fossil Nearctic , including Neo- cathartes ...
... Suborder Cathartae ( New World vultures ) Nearctic to Neotropical . Seven existing species ; fossils dating back perhaps to Eocene . † Superfamily Neocathartoidea One family , Neocathartidae . Fossil Nearctic , including Neo- cathartes ...
Page 95
... suborder Pici is often considered to contain three superfamilies , for the toucans , the woodpeckers , and the barbets and honey guides , respectively . The above arrangement within the suborder Pici begins with the bar- bets ...
... suborder Pici is often considered to contain three superfamilies , for the toucans , the woodpeckers , and the barbets and honey guides , respectively . The above arrangement within the suborder Pici begins with the bar- bets ...
Page 107
... Suborder Eurylaimi Suborder Tyranni Family Eurylaimidae ( broadbills ) Superfamily Furnarioidea Family Dendrocolaptidae ( woodcreepers ) Furnariidae ( ovenbirds ) Formicariidae ( antbirds ) ( incl . Conopophagidae , part ) ...
... Suborder Eurylaimi Suborder Tyranni Family Eurylaimidae ( broadbills ) Superfamily Furnarioidea Family Dendrocolaptidae ( woodcreepers ) Furnariidae ( ovenbirds ) Formicariidae ( antbirds ) ( incl . Conopophagidae , part ) ...
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