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Peterson Reference Guide to Owls of North America and the Caribbean: A Book Review by a Lover of Parliaments

10,000 Birds

With so many book indexes listing species under family name, I am thankful that the decision was made NOT to list all 39 owl species under the heading “Owl.” Lewis originated the term as a pun on Chaucer’s Parliament of Fowls. taken from the Macaulay Library of the Cornell Lab of Ornithology.

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Here’s the new bird family tree. It’s amazing.

10,000 Birds

The magnificent history and diversity of birds on Earth came into sharper focus this month with the publication of 28 new scientific papers in Science and other journals. ’s bird family tree in a new tab and follow along as you read. Ratites, Tinamous, and Fowl. American Flamingo photo by Dick Culbert). Open Jarvis et al.’s

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