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... birds are alert and , for a parrot , relatively good - tempered . Individu- als are said to have lived 80 years . About 33 centimetres ( 13 inches ) long , the bird is light gray except for its squared , red tail and bare , whitish face ...
... birds are alert and , for a parrot , relatively good - tempered . Individu- als are said to have lived 80 years . About 33 centimetres ( 13 inches ) long , the bird is light gray except for its squared , red tail and bare , whitish face ...
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... BIRD , any member of the largest or- der of birds ( Passeriformes ) , containing about 5,100 species , as compared with 3,500 species for all other birds . The passeriform birds are true perching birds , with four toes , three di ...
... BIRD , any member of the largest or- der of birds ( Passeriformes ) , containing about 5,100 species , as compared with 3,500 species for all other birds . The passeriform birds are true perching birds , with four toes , three di ...
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... bird ) . A brief treatment of pelecaniforms follows . For full treatment , see MACROPAEDIA : Birds . The three species of tropic birds , confined to the tropics , are the most pelagic ( free - flying over open ocean ) of the ...
... bird ) . A brief treatment of pelecaniforms follows . For full treatment , see MACROPAEDIA : Birds . The three species of tropic birds , confined to the tropics , are the most pelagic ( free - flying over open ocean ) of the ...
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