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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Phasianidae — the Snow Mountains quail.

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Examples

  • In the highlands of Lorentz National Park, 6 species are endemic to the Snow Mountains, including the Mountain Quail Anurophasis monorthonyx, the Snow Mountain Robin Petroica archboldii and the Long-tailed Paradiagalla Bird of Paradise, Paradiagalla caruneulata.

    Lorentz National Park, Indonesia 2008

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