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Occasionally seen are glossy ibis Plegadis falcinellis, rednecked nightjar Caprimulgus ruficollis, little buttontail Turnix sylvatica, and azure-winged magpie Cyanopico cyanus.
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Deiphobus and Severus, and occasionally even the azure-winged Ulysses, frequent similar situations, fluttering about the orange-trees and flower-beds, or sometimes even straying into the narrow bazaars or covered markets of the city.
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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Or we do just before Archie gets us, or the Huns shoot us down" Reggie amended, and then the first sight of that azure-winged Fokker interposed itself between him and the ward, and the shaking began-
Phoenix And Ashes Lackey, Mercedes 2004
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