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- noun a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
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- Garrulinae
- Gavidae
- Laridae
- Meleagrididae
- Menuridae
- Muscicapidae
- Numididae
- Oriolidae
- Otididae
- Parulidae
- Pelecanidae
- acanthisittidae
- accipitridae
- aepyornidae
- alaudidae
- alcedinidae
- alcidae
- anatidae
- anhimidae
- anhingidae
- anserinae
- apodidae
- apterygidae
- ardeidae
- artamidae
- atrichornithidae
- balaenicipitidae
- bombycillidae
- bucconidae
- bucerotidae
- burhinidae
- capitonidae
- caprimulgidae
- carduelinae
- cariamidae
- casuaridae
- cathartidae
- certhiidae
- charadriidae
- ciconiidae
- cinclidae
- coerebidae
- columbidae
- coraciidae
- corvidae
- cotingidae
- cracidae
- cracticidae
- cuculidae
- dacninae
- dendrocolaptidae
- dinornithidae
- diomedeidae
- drepanididae
- emberizidae
- eurylaimidae
- falconidae
- family acanthisittidae
- family accipitridae
- family aepyornidae
- family alaudidae
- family alcedinidae
- family alcidae
- family anatidae
- family anhimidae
- family anhingidae
- family apodidae
- family apterygidae
- family ardeidae
- family artamidae
- family atrichornithidae
- family balaenicipitidae
- family bombycillidae
- family bucconidae
- family bucerotidae
- family burhinidae
- family capitonidae
- family caprimulgidae
- family cariamidae
- family casuaridae
- family cathartidae
- family certhiidae
- family charadriidae
- family ciconiidae
- family cinclidae
- family coerebidae
- family columbidae
- family coraciidae
- family corvidae
- family cotingidae
- family cracidae
- family cracticidae
- family cuculidae
- family dacninae
- family dendrocolaptidae
- family dinornithidae
- family diomedeidae
- family drepanididae
- family eurylaimidae
- family falconidae
- family formicariidae
- family fregatidae
- family fringillidae
- family furnariidae
- family galbulidae
- family gavidae
- family glareolidae
- family gruidae
- family haematopodidae
- family hemiprocnidae
- family hirundinidae
- family hydrobatidae
- family ibidiidae
- family icteridae
- family indicatoridae
- family irenidae
- family laniidae
- family laridae
- family megapodiidae
- family meleagrididae
- family meliphagidae
- family menuridae
- family meropidae
- family mimidae
- family momotidae
- family motacillidae
- family muscicapidae
- family musophagidae
- family opisthocomidae
- family oriolidae
- family otididae
- family pandionidae
- family paradisaeidae
- family paridae
- family parulidae
- family passeridae
- family pelecanidae
- family pelecanoididae
- family phaethontidae
- family phalacrocoracidae
- family phalaropidae
- family phasianidae
- family phoenicopteridae
- family phoeniculidae
- family picidae
- family pipridae
- family pittidae
- family plataleidae
- family ploceidae
- family podargidae
- family podicipedidae
- family procellariidae
- family prunellidae
- family psittacidae
- family psophiidae
- family pteroclididae
- family ptilonorhynchidae
- family rallidae
- family ramphastidae
- family raphidae
- family recurvirostridae
- family rheidae
- family rynchopidae
- family sagittariidae
- family scolopacidae
- family sittidae
- family spheniscidae
- family steatornithidae
- family stercorariidae
- family strigidae
- family struthionidae
- family sturnidae
- family sulidae
- family sylviidae
- family tetraonidae
- family thraupidae
- family threskiornithidae
- family timaliidae
- family tinamidae
- family todidae
- family trochilidae
- family troglodytidae
- family trogonidae
- family turdidae
- family turnicidae
- family tytonidae
- family upupidae
- family vireonidae
- family xenicidae
- formicariidae
- fregatidae
- fringillidae
- furnariidae
- galbulidae
- glareolidae
- gruidae
- haematopodidae
- hemiprocnidae
- hirundinidae
- hydrobatidae
- icteridae
- indicatoridae
- irenidae
- laniidae
- loriinae
- malaconotinae
- megapodiidae
- meliphagidae
- merginae
- meropidae
- mimidae
- momotidae
- motacillidae
- musophagidae
- numidinae
- opisthocomidae
- pandionidae
- paradisaeidae
- paridae
- passeridae
- pelecanoididae
- perdicidae
- perdicinae
- phaethontidae
- phalacrocoracidae
- phalaropidae
- phasianidae
- phoenicopteridae
- phoeniculidae
- picidae
- pipridae
- pittidae
- plataleidae
- ploceidae
- podargidae
- podicipedidae
- procellariidae
- prunellidae
- psittacidae
- psophiidae
- pteroclididae
- ptilonorhynchidae
- rallidae
- ramphastidae
- raphidae
- recurvirostridae
- rheidae
- rynchopidae
- sagittariidae
- scolopacidae
- sittidae
- spheniscidae
- steatornithidae
- stercorariidae
- sterninae
- strigidae
- struthionidae
- sturnidae
- subfamily anserinae
- subfamily carduelinae
- subfamily emberizidae
- subfamily emberizinae
- subfamily garrulinae
- subfamily loriinae
- subfamily malaconotinae
- subfamily merginae
- subfamily numididae
- subfamily numidinae
- subfamily perdicidae
- subfamily perdicinae
- subfamily sterninae
- subfamily sylviinae
- subfamily turdinae
- sulidae
- superfamily tyrannidae
- sylviidae
- sylviinae
- tetraonidae
- thraupidae
- threskiornithidae
- timaliidae
- tinamidae
- todidae
- trochilidae
- troglodytidae
- trogonidae
- turdidae
- turdinae
- turnicidae
- tyrannidae
- tytonidae
- upupidae
- vireonidae
- xenicidae
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