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• Name comes from the Latin word peregrinus, meaning foreigner or traveler.
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• Name comes from the Latin word peregrinus, meaning foreigner or traveler.
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You are a doctor as I am a Falco peregrinus that can type.
Think Progress » Van Jones to Glenn Beck: ‘I see you, and I love you, brother.’ (Updated) 2010
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[You are a 'dr' as I am a Falco peregrinus that can type]
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And I portray myself a Falco peregrinus that can type.
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Birds such as osprey Pandion haliaetus and peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus occur within the designated areas.
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Of special interest are the whooping crane Grus americana (EN), the nationally threatened bald eagle Haliaeetus leucocephalus, peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus, and trumpeter swan Cygnus buccinator.
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Rare or threatened birds listed under the United States Endangered Species Act of 1973 include California brown pelican Pelecanus occidentalis, bald eagle Haliaetus leucocephalus and peregrine falcon Falco peregrinus anatum.
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Among listed birds and mammals are: golden eagle Aquila chrysaetus, imperial eagle Aquila heliaca, peregrine Falco peregrinus, black-winged stilt Himantopus himantopus, snow leopard Uncia uncia (EN, Globally threatened), manul cat Felis manul, Mongolian gazelle Procapra guttorosa; (LR, Globally Threatened) and Altai argali Ovis ammon ammon (VU, Globally Threatened).
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Persistent organic pollutants have negative effects on the immune system of polar bears, glaucous gulls (Larus hyperboreus), and northern fur seals (Callorhinus ursinus), and peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus) have suffered eggshell thinning.
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