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Birding Nonggang, Guangxi, China – part 2

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of Army Medical Department 1815-1851. Apparently, he was the first documented person to reach the peak of Mount Kinabalu. The poor bird’s Latin species name is macgrigoriae , apparently (HBW) named after Jane Grant McGrigor, the daughter of Maj.-Gen. Sir James McGrigor (1771-1858) Director Gen.

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The Falcon Thief: A Book Review

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They live in air-conditioned quarters and cared for in the most modern of avian medical facilities, with its own ophthalmology wing and intensive care unit. He interviews breeders about rumors of raptor trafficking and egg smuggling, activities that have supposedly been stopped. These are interesting, even provocative worlds.

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