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For example, the waved albatross (Diomedea irrorata), which is considered endemic to Espanola Island spends long periods of time at sea; the flightless cormorant (Nannopterum harrisi) is the only flightless species from its genus; the swallow-tailed gull (Creagrus furcatus); and lava gull (Larus fuliginosus) considered one of the rarest gulls in the world.
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Over 50 bird species include the world's second largest colony (25-30,000) of masked boobies Sula granti (VU), as well as the endangered swallowtailed gull Creagrus furcatus (EN), the Galapagos petrel Pterodroma phaeopygia (CR), and the peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus, Elliot's storm petrel Oceanites gracilis, Hornby's storm petrel Oceanodroma hornbyi, magnificent and greater frigate birds Fregata magnificens and F. minor.
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The only other bird species known to breed on the island is swallow-tailed gull (Craegrus furcatus), with an estimate of 50 pairs.
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I also obtained here a specimen of the rare green jungle-fowl (Gallus furcatus), whose back and neck are beautifully scaled with bronzy feathers, and whose smooth-edged oval comb is of a violet purple colour, changing to green at the base.
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Among these he mentions the Javan peacock, of which he obtained two specimens more than seven feet long; the jungle fowl (_Gallus furcatus_); the jungle cock (_Gallus bankiva_), called by the natives bekéko; various species of woodpeckers and kingfishers; a hornbill
A Visit to Java With an Account of the Founding of Singapore 1898
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I also obtained here a specimen of the rare green jungle-fowl (Gallus furcatus), whose back and neck are beautifully scaled with bronzy feathers, and whose smooth-edged oval comb is of
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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_Andropogon furcatus_, Forked Beard-Grass, or call it
Excursions Henry David Thoreau 1839
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**** Falco furcatus, the forked tail hawk, or kite.
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A total of 438,321 quality ESTs were generated from 8 channel catfish (Ictalurus punctatus) and 4 blue catfish (I. furcatus) libraries, bringing the number of catfish ESTs to nearly
BioMed Central - Latest articles Shaolin Wang 2010
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Habitat in Amcrica et ad caput bonae fpci. furcatus 214.
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