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- proper noun dated A taxonomic
order within theclass Aves —birds with two toes in front and two behind, formerly thought of as anorder , but now distributed among several orders.
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Examples
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Fissirostres, four of Scansores, the Psittaci, and several genera, with three entire families of Passeres, comprising about twelve hundred species, or about one-seventh of all known birds.
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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The Scansores, or Climbers, form the last section of the perching birds.
How to See the British Museum in Four Visits W. Blanchard Jerrold 1855
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Scansores, it delights in climbing and running up trees, it is equally fond of running along the ground in the manner a pheasant does.
Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 1 George Grey 1855
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Rasores -- Strong feet, short wings; Scansores. docile and domestic
Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation Robert Chambers 1836
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