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... genus , Prophaeton ( lower Eocene of England ) ; 1 extant genus , Phaethon ; 3 living species , worldwide in tropical oceans . Suborder Fregatae Family Fregatidae ( frigate birds ) Large ( 31-34 in . or 79-86 cm long ) , light bodied ...
... genus , Prophaeton ( lower Eocene of England ) ; 1 extant genus , Phaethon ; 3 living species , worldwide in tropical oceans . Suborder Fregatae Family Fregatidae ( frigate birds ) Large ( 31-34 in . or 79-86 cm long ) , light bodied ...
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... genus of oystercatcher . Pleistocene deposits have added extinct species of four living genera , extinct genera of Scolopacidae and Charadriidae , and many examples of species still living today . Within the Lari , extinct genera of the ...
... genus of oystercatcher . Pleistocene deposits have added extinct species of four living genera , extinct genera of Scolopacidae and Charadriidae , and many examples of species still living today . Within the Lari , extinct genera of the ...
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... genus Chrysococcyx , Structural diversity in cuckoos which are about 15 centimetres ( six inches ) long , to the large ground cuckoos ( Carpococcyx ) and the larger species of coucals ( Centropus ) , which reach nearly 90 centimetres ...
... genus Chrysococcyx , Structural diversity in cuckoos which are about 15 centimetres ( six inches ) long , to the large ground cuckoos ( Carpococcyx ) and the larger species of coucals ( Centropus ) , which reach nearly 90 centimetres ...
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