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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Tyrannidae .
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A recent report on nesting behaviour in phoebes (Sayornis) showed that they started sleeping on the nest some time before egg-laying started – pretty unexpected given that most other passerines only start spending the night on the nest the night before they begin laying.
Archive 2006-02-01 Darren Naish 2006
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This elusive lizard, which is a relative of the Komodo dragon, lives By Bill Fenimore Special to The TribuneUpdated: 04/13/2010 11: 27: 25 AM MDT Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Joel and Kathy Beyer found a very rare eastern phoebe on Antelope Island on April 4th.
WN.com - Articles related to '10 most wanted' plants inspected for clues to climate change 2010
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This elusive lizard, which is a relative of the Komodo dragon, lives By Bill Fenimore Special to The TribuneUpdated: 04/13/2010 11: 27: 25 AM MDT Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Joel and Kathy Beyer found a very rare eastern phoebe on Antelope Island on April 4th.
WN.com - Articles related to '10 most wanted' plants inspected for clues to climate change 2010
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By Bill Fenimore Special to The TribuneUpdated: 04/13/2010 11: 27: 25 AM MDT Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Joel and Kathy Beyer found a very rare eastern phoebe on Antelope Island on April 4th.
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By Bill Fenimore Special to The TribuneUpdated: 04/13/2010 11: 27: 25 AM MDT Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Joel and Kathy Beyer found a very rare eastern phoebe on Antelope Island on April 4th.
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By Bill Fenimore Special to The TribuneUpdated: 04/13/2010 11: 27: 25 AM MDT Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Joel and Kathy Beyer found a very rare eastern phoebe on Antelope Island on April 4th.
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By Bill Fenimore Special to The TribuneUpdated: 04/13/2010 11: 27: 25 AM MDT Eastern phoebe Sayornis phoebe Joel and Kathy Beyer found a very rare eastern phoebe on Antelope Island on April 4th.
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