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Limicolae

noun
1.
Term used in some classifications for migratory shorebirds; coextensive with the Charadrii.  Synonym: suborder Limicolae.





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"Limicolae" Quotes from Famous Books



... Wood-duck, limicolae, woodcock, sandhill crane. The great whooping crane is not a wild bird, but I think it is now practically extinct. Many of our warblers and song birds are now exceedingly rare. Ruffed grouse greatly decreased during the ...
— Our Vanishing Wild Life - Its Extermination and Preservation • William T. Hornaday


Words linked to "Limicolae" :   animal order, order Charadriiformes, Charadriiformes


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