06/20/2008
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General
Information. anatomy, extremes, nests, state birds |
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Anseriformes. water birds of marshlands -- ducks, screamers |
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Caprimulgiformes owllike birds with weak bills--nightjars, oilbirds, potoos |
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Charadriiformes. shore birds--auks, gulls, plovers, sandpipers |
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Ciconiiformes. long-legged wading birds--flamingos, herons, ibises, storks |
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Columbiformes. pigeonlike birds--pigeons, sand grouse |
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Coraciiformes. large-billed birds--bee-eaters, kingfishers, rollers |
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Falconiformes. daytime birds of prey--falcons, hawks, ospreys, vultures |
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Galliformes. fowllike birds--grouse, guinea fowl, pheasants, turkeys |
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Gaviiformes. water birds with three webbed toes--loons |
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Passeriformes. perching and songbirds--cardinals, larks, swallows, wrens |
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Pelecaniformes. water birds with four webbed toes--boobys, frigate birds, pelicans |
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Podicipediformes. water birds with lobed toes--grebes |
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Psittaciformes. parrots, parakeets, lorikeets |
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Struthioniformes. large flightless birds--ostrich |