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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Gruiformes — therails ,crakes andcoots .
Etymologies
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A phylogenetic analysis of the Gruiformes (Aves) based on morphological characters, with an emphasis on the rails (Rallidae).
Archive 2006-11-01 Darren Naish 2006
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A phylogenetic analysis of the Gruiformes (Aves) based on morphological characters, with an emphasis on the rails (Rallidae).
Goodbye, my giant predatory, cursorial, flightless hoatzin Darren Naish 2006
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Rallus longirostris/elegans complex (Aves: Rallidae) from the late Pleistocene of
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthew C. Brandley et al. 2010
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Wingate DB (2000) Two new species of flightless rails (Aves: Rallidae) from the Middle
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Matthew C. Brandley et al. 2010
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Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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Rails of the World: A Monograph of the Family Rallidae.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
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'skulls' and 'mandibles' of two genera, the 'Dinornis' and 'Palapteryx'; and of an extinct genus, 'Notornis', allied to the 'Rallidae'; and the mandibles of a species of 'Nestor', a genus of nocturnal owl-like parrots, of which only two living species are known.
COSMOS: A Sketch of the Physical Description of the Universe, Vol. 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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