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Page 157
... Coraciiformes The birds of the order Coraciiformes include the kingfishers , todies , motmots , bee - eaters , rollers , hoopoes , and hornbills and are collectively referred to as roller - like birds . Among the members of the order ...
... Coraciiformes The birds of the order Coraciiformes include the kingfishers , todies , motmots , bee - eaters , rollers , hoopoes , and hornbills and are collectively referred to as roller - like birds . Among the members of the order ...
Page 159
... Coraciiformes is found in Africa ( including of Old and Madagascar ) , where eight of the ten families are repreNew sented . These exhibit all four basic feeding modes , but World on Madagascar some niches are occupied by families ...
... Coraciiformes is found in Africa ( including of Old and Madagascar ) , where eight of the ten families are repreNew sented . These exhibit all four basic feeding modes , but World on Madagascar some niches are occupied by families ...
Page 161
... Coraciiformes are obscure , so that any treatment of the evolution of the order must be considered speculative . The present distribution and abundance of the ten families suggest an Old World origin , probably in the Ethiopian - Indian ...
... Coraciiformes are obscure , so that any treatment of the evolution of the order must be considered speculative . The present distribution and abundance of the ten families suggest an Old World origin , probably in the Ethiopian - Indian ...
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