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Page 98
... suborder Charadrii ( 200 species of shorebirds or waters , such as sandpipers , plovers , and lapwings ) ; the suborder Lari ( 92 species of long - winged , web - footed birds , such as gulls , terns , skimmers , skuas , and jaegers ) ...
... suborder Charadrii ( 200 species of shorebirds or waters , such as sandpipers , plovers , and lapwings ) ; the suborder Lari ( 92 species of long - winged , web - footed birds , such as gulls , terns , skimmers , skuas , and jaegers ) ...
Page 136
... ( suborder Passeres , order 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 ...
... ( suborder Passeres , order 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 ...
Page 204
... suborder Prostigmata of the subclass Acarina ( sometimes Acari , or Acarida ) . The name is also erroneously applied to an insect better known as the chigoe , jigger , or jigger flea . Chiggers range in length from 0.1 to 16 mm ( 0.004 ...
... suborder Prostigmata of the subclass Acarina ( sometimes Acari , or Acarida ) . The name is also erroneously applied to an insect better known as the chigoe , jigger , or jigger flea . Chiggers range in length from 0.1 to 16 mm ( 0.004 ...
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