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Some Chinese Pheasants

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Of course, this is nonsense – pheasants are probably among the most overrated of all birds. Of course, we all remember Edward Blood (1908-1991), the American skier who competed in the Nordic combined events at the 1932 and the 1936 Winter Olympics ( source ). Connecticut. The pimps of the avian world. Never mind.

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A Problem with Gulls

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Of course you could bring in here the debate over the whole subspecies concept: there are over 20 of these in the Herring gull-Lesser black-backed gull complex, so. It is also familiar at inland sites in winter, especially reservoirs and refuse tips, and breeds in the relatively-Northerly regions of Europe, Asia, and North America.

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