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- noun Plural form of
pratincole .
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Though there are bird species with specialized pedal claws that function in preening (namely herons, pratincoles and nightjars), birds rely on their bills when cleaning their feathers and removing ectoparasites.
Archive 2006-07-01 Darren Naish 2006
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Though there are bird species with specialized pedal claws that function in preening (namely herons, pratincoles and nightjars), birds rely on their bills when cleaning their feathers and removing ectoparasites.
The war on parasites: a pigeon’s eye view Darren Naish 2006
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