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Birds and People: A Book Review

10,000 Birds

Jonathan Elphick and John Fanshawe provided “specialist research” and support.” Additional back of the book material includes a Glossary, Biographical Details, a Select Bibliography, Notes, Credits, an Index to Species and a General Index. The beautiful Bee-eater family, with its 26 species, is covered in a little less than two pages.

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What happened with Archaeopteryx?

10,000 Birds

You and your colleagues are experts on the history of France, Poland, Spain, all those European countries. The trait must then be identifiable as to whether or not it exists in a certain species. Imagine you study history. In other words, it must be measurable and consistent, what we call in the trade “well behaved.&#

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