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... Pelecaniformes ( pelicans , boobies , tropic birds , cormorants , frigate birds ) 22 Anseriformes ( screamers , waterfowl ) 27 Ciconiiformes ( herons , storks , ibis , spoonbills , flamingos ) 36 Falconiformes ( falcons , hawks ...
... Pelecaniformes ( pelicans , boobies , tropic birds , cormorants , frigate birds ) 22 Anseriformes ( screamers , waterfowl ) 27 Ciconiiformes ( herons , storks , ibis , spoonbills , flamingos ) 36 Falconiformes ( falcons , hawks ...
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... Pelecaniformes . Drawing by R. Keane eggs with abnormally thin shells , or no shells at all , with the result that these eggs usually break before hatching . Effects of this kind have entirely prevented the successful reproduction of ...
... Pelecaniformes . Drawing by R. Keane eggs with abnormally thin shells , or no shells at all , with the result that these eggs usually break before hatching . Effects of this kind have entirely prevented the successful reproduction of ...
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... Pelecaniformes , and further osteological evidence tending in this direction has recently been adduced ; others attribute the resemblances to conver- gence . Within the Ciconiiformes , the shoebill has affinities with both the Ciconiae ...
... Pelecaniformes , and further osteological evidence tending in this direction has recently been adduced ; others attribute the resemblances to conver- gence . Within the Ciconiiformes , the shoebill has affinities with both the Ciconiae ...
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