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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Phalacrocoracidae — thecormorants .
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Examples
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But ornithologists later began referring to this species as Phalacrocorax olivaceus because they considered the original discovery to be uncertain.
Mystery bird: Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2011
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Response: This is a neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus.
Mystery bird: Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2011
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Response: This is a neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus.
Mystery bird: Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2011
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But as we were walking from the van, along the sandy trail that leads between Trustom and Cards ponds and out to the shore, we came upon a female Double-Crested Cormorant (Phalacrocorax auritus).
"And the world is closing doors." greygirlbeast 2009
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But after a few arguments, Phalacrocorax brasilianus has once again taken precedence as the bird's scientific name after it was decided that the original description and accompanying paintings do indeed refer to the neotropic cormorant.
Mystery bird: Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2011
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But after a few arguments, Phalacrocorax brasilianus has once again taken precedence as the bird's scientific name after it was decided that the original description and accompanying paintings do indeed refer to the neotropic cormorant.
Mystery bird: Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2011
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But ornithologists later began referring to this species as Phalacrocorax olivaceus because they considered the original discovery to be uncertain.
Mystery bird: Neotropic cormorant, Phalacrocorax brasilianus 2011
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Other colonial birds are the Neotropic cormorant Phalacrocorax olivaceus, black-necked cormorant Phalacrocorax magellanicus, great egret Casmerodius albus, black-crowned night-heron Nycticorax nycticorax and common tern Sterna hirundo.
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Phalacrocorax auritus was the previous entry in this blog.
"War of the Weasels" article in new Skeptical Inquirer - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Phalacrocorax auritus – double-crested cormorant, Falmouth, Massachusetts.
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