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Page 63
... legs . Female larger and brighter than male . Occipital foramina present ; sternum narrow , with single pair of notches . Crop present in Rostratula ; trachea convoluted in female . Two genera ; one in southern South America , one in ...
... legs . Female larger and brighter than male . Occipital foramina present ; sternum narrow , with single pair of notches . Crop present in Rostratula ; trachea convoluted in female . Two genera ; one in southern South America , one in ...
Page 104
... legs rather small ; wings short ; tail medium to long . Usually drably coloured in gray , brown , greenish , some with yellow , white , or red patches on head and under tail ; sexes alike . About 119 species in Africa and across ...
... legs rather small ; wings short ; tail medium to long . Usually drably coloured in gray , brown , greenish , some with yellow , white , or red patches on head and under tail ; sexes alike . About 119 species in Africa and across ...
Page 105
... legs rather short ; 10th primary well de- veloped ; tail long . Soft silky plumage of solid grays , black , brown , white spots in wings and tail , some with yellow mark- ings . Four species , found from southwestern U.S. to Panama ; in ...
... legs rather short ; 10th primary well de- veloped ; tail long . Soft silky plumage of solid grays , black , brown , white spots in wings and tail , some with yellow mark- ings . Four species , found from southwestern U.S. to Panama ; in ...
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