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22 Cards in this Set
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Order Galliformes |
Class Aves Subclass Galloanserae -chicken like birds -Ruffed Grouse
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Order Anseriformes |
Class Aves Subclass Galloanserae -Ducks, Geese, Swans |
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Order Gaviiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -loons -Common Loon |
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Order Phoenicopteriformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Flamingo |
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Order Strigiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Owls -Great Horned Owl |
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Order Podicipediformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Grebes -Pied Billed Grebe -like small loons, crested |
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Order Piciformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Woodpeckers -Pileated Woodpecker -long beak, longs stiff tail |
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Order Charadriformes, Suborder Larii |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Gulls, Terns, Alcids, Jaegers, Skimmers |
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Order Charadriformes, Suborder Charadrii and Scolopacii |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Shorebirds, Plovers, Sandpipers, Snipes -Common Snipe -long legs that bend backwards, usually long beaks |
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Order Procellariiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Tube Nosed Swimmers, Albatross, Petrels -long beaks and wings for soaring |
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Order Coraciiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Kingfishers -crested, large head, small body
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Order Caprimulgiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Nighthawks -Common Nighthawk -mouth extends beyond mouth |
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Order Accipitriformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Hawks, Eagles, Osprey, New World Vultures -raptorial bill and talons,
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Order Falconiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Falcons, Caracas -Merlin -hooked bill, raptorial talons, have tomial tooth |
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Order Pelecaniformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Pelicans, Cormorants -gular thoat pouch, hooked tip on bill
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Order Ciconiiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Herons, Egrets, Storks -American Bittern -long legs, long necks |
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Order Gruiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Cranes, Rails, Coots -Sora -Cranes have a bustle, coots have frontal shield, rails are small marsh birds
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Order Apodiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Hummingbirds- long bills, colourful, anisodactyl -Swifts- short bills, pamprodactyl |
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Order Columbiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Pigeons, Doves -small heads, head bobbing walk |
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Order Cuculiformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Cuckoos and relatives -long tails, pointed bills |
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Order Psittaciformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Parrots -zygodactyl, colourful, hooked crushing bill |
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Order Trogoniformes |
Class Aves Subclass Neoaves -Trogons -heterodactyl, colourful, small bill, upright perching |
