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Some Chinese Pheasants

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The Latin species name of the Kalij Pheasant is leucomelanos , meaning “white” (leukos) and “black” (melanos, both Greek words). I feel that thanking your own baby for moral support in the acknowledgment section of a Ph.D. To be safe, they just use both spellings on the species page. Examples: California.

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Birding Shanghai in December 2023

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The prinia will then claim that its current name – celebrating a morally very questionable person – is no longer acceptable in the modern world. Personally, I wish the species the best of luck in this endeavor. (Of This species has a relatively large number of calls – 12, to be specific, compared to the average of 7.6

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