Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Turdidae .
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Examples
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Family Common Name Species Turdidae Rusty-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.
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Of the 365 birds known from this ecoregion, the rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) is the only ecoregional endemic (Table 2).
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Family Common Name Species Turdidae Rusty-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.
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There is one near-endemic species, the rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) (Table 2).
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The eggs of this species obtained by Mr. Gammie belong to the same type as those of _Brachypteryx rufiventris_ and _B. albiventris_.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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Family Common Name Species Phasianidae Chestnut-breasted partridge Arborophila mandellii Phasianidae Cheer pheasant Catreus wallichi Timaliidae Ludlow's fulvetta Alcippe ludlowi Turdidae Rusty-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra Timaliidae Elliot's laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii Timaliidae Immaculate wren-babbler Pnoepyga immaculata Timaliidae Snowy-throated babbler Stachyris oglei Timaliidae Hoary-throated barwing Actinodura nipalensis Timaliidae Spiny babbler Turdoides nipalensis Timaliidae Mishmi wren-babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis Phasianidae Western tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.
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Family Common Name Species Columbidae Nilgiri wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii Bucconidae Malabar grey hornbill Ocyceros griseus Corvidae White-bellied treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra Turdidae White-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx major Pycnonotidae Grey-headed bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Timaliidae Grey-breasted laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni Timaliidae Rufous babbler Turdoides subrufus Psittacidae Malabar parakeet Psittacula columboides An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.
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