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Meet Suliformes, one of the newest orders of birds

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Brown Boobies ( Sula leucogaster ), Islas Coronado, Baja California © David J. That larger clade is in turn sister to a clade containing the four remaining totipalmate bird families, which do still seem to be related, and which needed a new order name once pelicans were removed. And, the birds are awesome.

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Charles Harper’s Birds & Words: A Review of a Classic Reborn

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He describes his experience in his introduction to Birds & Words : I took my first good look at birds as subject matter. I reduced all lines and edges to straights and curves (that’s all there are) and began to render with mechanical drawing instruments¬ ruling pen, compass, French curve, T-square, triangle.

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Lewis's Woodpecker in New York State

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. … Tags: Lewiss Woodpecker , new york , woodpeckers • Camping tents - Check out our pop up tents , family tents , and more! • Explore These Related Posts The other southern woodpecker Birding the East End of Long Island Another California Bird? It truly is a beauty, and worth the very long trip. Thanks for visiting!

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