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Page 85
... Coraciiformes ( kingfishers and allies ) ( K.C.P. ) The birds of the order Coraciiformes include the king- fishers , todies , motmots , bee - eaters , rollers , hoopoes , and hornbills and are collectively referred to as rollerlike ...
... Coraciiformes ( kingfishers and allies ) ( K.C.P. ) The birds of the order Coraciiformes include the king- fishers , todies , motmots , bee - eaters , rollers , hoopoes , and hornbills and are collectively referred to as rollerlike ...
Page 86
... Coraciiformes . Drawing by R Keane cuckoo roller Leptosomus discolor tled or hissed . Some are given as single notes ... Coraciiforms of several groups practice no nest sanita- tion , and regurgitated insects and other remains accumu ...
... Coraciiformes . Drawing by R Keane cuckoo roller Leptosomus discolor tled or hissed . Some are given as single notes ... Coraciiforms of several groups practice no nest sanita- tion , and regurgitated insects and other remains accumu ...
Page 89
... Coraciiformes are obscure , so that any treatment of the evolution of the order must be consid- ered speculative . The present distribution and abundance of the 10 families suggest an Old World origin , probably in the Ethiopian ...
... Coraciiformes are obscure , so that any treatment of the evolution of the order must be consid- ered speculative . The present distribution and abundance of the 10 families suggest an Old World origin , probably in the Ethiopian ...
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