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Page 197
... centimetres ( 22 inches ) long - one of the smallest songbirds . The largest flowerpeckers are only about 23 centimetres ( 9 inches ) in total length . classification and general features 13 : 1063a seed dispersal agents 16 : 484f ...
... centimetres ( 22 inches ) long - one of the smallest songbirds . The largest flowerpeckers are only about 23 centimetres ( 9 inches ) in total length . classification and general features 13 : 1063a seed dispersal agents 16 : 484f ...
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... centimetres ( 84 to 141⁄2 inches ) long including the 8- to 18- centimetre ( 3- to 7 - inch ) tail . Gregarious ani- mals , they nest at times in birdhouses or buildings . Old World flying squirrels ( Ptero- mys ) are long haired ...
... centimetres ( 84 to 141⁄2 inches ) long including the 8- to 18- centimetre ( 3- to 7 - inch ) tail . Gregarious ani- mals , they nest at times in birdhouses or buildings . Old World flying squirrels ( Ptero- mys ) are long haired ...
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... centimetres ( one inch ) in the African Phrynobatrachus chitialaensis and P. capensis to about 30 centimetres ( 12 inches ) in the goliath frog , Conrana goliath ( Rana or Gigan- torana goliath of some authorities ) , also of Africa ...
... centimetres ( one inch ) in the African Phrynobatrachus chitialaensis and P. capensis to about 30 centimetres ( 12 inches ) in the goliath frog , Conrana goliath ( Rana or Gigan- torana goliath of some authorities ) , also of Africa ...
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