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... Passeriformes ) named for their harsh , chattering notes . True chats make up a major division of the thrush family Turdidae ( or subfamily Turdi- Yellow - breasted chat ( Icteria virens ) Ron Austing - Bruce Coleman Inc. nae of the ...
... Passeriformes ) named for their harsh , chattering notes . True chats make up a major division of the thrush family Turdidae ( or subfamily Turdi- Yellow - breasted chat ( Icteria virens ) Ron Austing - Bruce Coleman Inc. nae of the ...
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... Passeriformes ) that are more or less parasitic egg - layers . Cow- birds associate with cattle for the insects they stir up . The bay - winged cowbird ( Molothrus badius ) of South America may build its own nest but usually evicts some ...
... Passeriformes ) that are more or less parasitic egg - layers . Cow- birds associate with cattle for the insects they stir up . The bay - winged cowbird ( Molothrus badius ) of South America may build its own nest but usually evicts some ...
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... Passeriformes ) . The red crossbill ( L. curvirostra ) and the white - winged , or two - barred , crossbill ( L. leucoptera ) occur throughout the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere , and each has a small population isolated in ...
... Passeriformes ) . The red crossbill ( L. curvirostra ) and the white - winged , or two - barred , crossbill ( L. leucoptera ) occur throughout the colder regions of the Northern Hemisphere , and each has a small population isolated in ...
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