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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Odontophoridae .
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Among the bird species the following are the commonest: military macaw Ara militaris (VU), rufescent tinamu Crypturellus cinnamomeus, spot‑bellied bobwhite Colinus leucopogon, great curassow Crax rubra, crested guan Penelope purpurascens, blue‑winged teal Anas discors, roseate spoonbill Ajaia ajaja, thick knee Burhinus bistriatus, jabiru Jabiru mycteria (VU), ibis Eudocimus albus and laughing falcon Herpetotheres cachinans.
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Very little is known about the biodiversity of this region; endemic species are: the burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia tolimae), the tropical bobwhite (Colinus cristatus leucotis), the euphonia Euphonia concinna, the tropical cottontail rabbit (Sylvilagus floridanus purgatus) and the national flower of Colombia, the Christmas orchid Cattleya trianaei.
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However, several species and sub-species, such as the bearded wood partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus) of Veracruz and the masked bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus ridgewayi) of Sonora, are endangered.
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The northeastern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) and the western Mexican banded quail (Phylortix fasciatus) are among the most popular with hunters.
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However, several species and sub-species, such as the bearded wood partridge (Dendrortyx barbatus) of Veracruz and the masked bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus ridgewayi) of Sonora, are endangered.
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Fauna biodiversity is relatively unknown, but includes a few endemic subspecies such as the burrowing owl (Athene cunicularia tolimae), tropical bobwhite (Colinus cristatus leucotis), and euphonia (Euphonia concinna).
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The northeastern bobwhite quail (Colinus virginianus) and the western Mexican banded quail (Phylortix fasciatus) are among the most popular with hunters.
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In England the term is applied only to the true partridge (Perdix perdix) and its nearly related varieties, but in the United States it is also used to designate the ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus), the common quail (Colinus virginianus) and various other tetraonoid birds.
Chapter 2. The Beginnings of American. 4. Changed Meanings Henry Louis 1921
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Ridgway's quail (_Colinus ridgwayi_); Arizona elk (_Cervus merriami_), bison.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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Even the last pair, numbers 41 and 42, offer three personal clues which lead to the same result: -- the arms of Bouchard de Marly who died in 1226, almost at the same time as Louis VIII; a certain Colinus or Colin, "de camera Regis," who was alive in 1225; and Robert of Beaumont in the rose, who seems to be a Beaumont of Le
Mont-Saint-Michel and Chartres Henry Adams 1878
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