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101Wildlife of Libya — The Wildlife of Libya includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats.Libya has 87 species of mammals and 338 species of birds.Faunaubclass: TheriaInfraclass: EutheriaOrder: Macroscelidea (elephant shrews) Often called sengisi, the… …
102Wildlife of Tunisia — The Wildlife of Tunisia includes its flora and fauna and their natural habitats. It has 84 species of mammals and 375 species of birds. Tunisia is well documented for its addax and Dama Gazelle population.ubclass: TheriaInfraclass: EutheriaOrder …
103List of United States birds — This list of United States birds is a comprehensive listing of all the bird species known from the United States as of July, 2008. It does include species recorded in all 50 states.Continental United States birds most closely resemble those of… …
104insessorial — /in seuh sawr ee euhl, sohr /, adj. 1. adapted for perching, as a bird s foot. 2. habitually perching, as a bird. 3. of or pertaining to birds that perch. [1830 40; < NL Insessor(es) the perching birds (L: perchers, equiv. to insed , var. s. of… …
105passerine — /pas euhr in, euh ruyn , euh reen /, adj. 1. of, belonging, or pertaining to the order Passeriformes, comprising more than half of all birds and typically having the feet adapted for perching. 2. oscine (def. 1). n. 3. any bird of the order… …
106apodiform — ▪ bird Introduction any member of one of two groups of birds (bird), the swifts (swift) and the hummingbirds (hummingbird), that are very different from one another in general appearance and way of life. The two groups, considered suborders,… …
107insessorial — adjective /ɪnsɛˈsɔːɹɪəl/ pertaining to a member of the Order Insessores, or perching birds; perching or designed for perching , 1974: Bruno stood by the fire of sticks and pineknots, nursing his coffee, his cock snub and insessorial in the… …
108insessorial — /ɪnsɛˈsɔriəl/ (say inse sawreeuhl) adjective 1. adapted for perching, as a bird s foot. 2. habitually perching, as a bird. 3. of or relating to birds that perch. {New Latin Insessorēs the perching birds (considered as an order), plural of… …
109Bird — For other uses, see Bird (disambiguation). Aves and Avifauna redirect here. For other uses, see Aves (disambiguation) or Avifauna (disambiguation). Birds Temporal range: Late Jurassic–Recent, 150–0 Ma …
110List of extinct birds — This page refers only to birds that have gone extinct since the year 1500 A.D./C.E. and usually were subject to scientific study while alive.Since 1500, over 190 species of birds have become extinct, and this rate of extinction seems to be… …
