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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Cuculidae — theanis .
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Examples
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(* The Spanish colonists call the Crotophaga ani, zamurito (little carrion vulture -- Vultur aura minuta), or garapatero, the eater of garaparas, insects of the Acarus family.)
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[* The Spanish colonists call the Crotophaga ani, zamurito
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* _Crotophaga sulcirostris sulcirostris_ Swainson.
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The horse-protector (_Crotophaga sulcata_, Swains.) is a singular animal.
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They are of the genus Crotophaga, * and follow the cattle.
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They are of the genus Crotophaga, * and follow the cattle.
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Birds include species such as orange winged parrot (Amazona amazonica), white-necked heron (Ardea cocoi), rufous crab-hawk (Buteogallus aequinoctialis), striated heron (Butorides striatus), semi-palmated sandpiper (Calidris pusilla), great egret (Casmerodius albus), green kingfisher (Chloroceryle americana), bicolored conebill (Conirostrum bicolor), greater ani (Crotophaga major), little blue heron (Egretta caerulea) and many others.
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149 2 Attas, Leaf-cutting Ants; _Atta cephalotes_ (Fab.) 151 12 Fruit Bats; _Vampyrus spectrum_ (Linné) 152 11 King Vulture; _Gypagus papa_ (Linné) 11 Harpy Eagle; _Harpia harpyja_ (Linné) 163 3 Ani; _Crotophaga ani_ Linné
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10 Egrets; _Leucophoyx t. thula_ (Molina) 233 17 Kiskadees; _Pitangus sulphuratus_ (Linné) 19 Black Witch; _Crotophaga ani_ (Linné) 19 House Wren; _Troglodytes musculus clarus_ Berl. and Hart
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