10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MOUNDBIRD»
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moundbird in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 4 of 4: S-Z ...
the scrub;Scrub′rob′in, abirdinhabiting theAustralianscrub; Scrub′stone, a
speciesof calciferous sandstone; Scrub′tur′key, a moundbird; Scrub′ wood, a
small tree. [A.S. scrob, a shrub.] Scruff,skruf, n.thenape of the neck.—Also Skruff.
... MOULDERING MOULDERS MOULDIER MOULDIEST MOULDING
MOULDINGS MOULDS MOULDY MOULIN MOULINS MOULT MOULTED
MOULTER MOULTERS MOULTING MOULTS MOUND MOUNDBIRD
MOUNDBIRDS MOUNDED ...
Maliha Mendoza Mahmood, 2013
3
The big book of animal records
Homes. Humans are not the only creatures on this planet that are skilled in
various crafts. The most tireless worker is the mallee fowl. It is. The biggest nest is
made by Freycinet's moundbird. This Australian bird is about the size of a
partridge.
Annette Tison, Talus Taylor, 1985
4
Random House Webster's word menu
... lovebird macaw, mallee fowl, marabou, megapode, merlin, moa (extinct),
motmot, moundbird, mound builder, mourning dove nighthawk, nightingale,
nightjar, notornis oilblrd, ostrich, owl parakeet, parrot, partridge, passenger
pigeon (extinct) ...
5
The Chambers Crossword Dictionary, 3rd edition
... supply, tuffet07 hillock, hummock, rampart, tumulus 08 mine dump, mountain
09 abundance, earthwork, elevation, monticule, stockpile, whaleback 10
collection, embankment 11 termitarium 12 accumulation See alsohill moundbird
05 lowan ...
6
New American Roget's College Thesaurus in Dictionary Form ...
... goatsucker, grouse, guan, guinea fowl, hoopoe, hornbill, hummingbird,
woodpecker, jacamar, kea, killdeer, kiwi, kookaburra, lapwing, lorikeet, lory,
lovebird, macaw, marabou, moa, moundbird, nightingale, ostrich, parakeet, parrot
, partridge, ...
7
Kadimakara: Extinct Vertebrates of Australia
De Vis considered Chosornis praeteritus ('ancient moundbird') to be a megapode
and Palaeopelargus nobilis ('noble ancient stork') to be a stork. De Vis (1888c)
considered a scapula (shoulderblade) to be of an undetermined genus and ...
Pat V. Rich, G. F. Van Tets, 1985
We saw emus, penguins, a jabiru (stork), mallee fowl (moundbird), brolga (crane)
, lotus- bird (jacana), dotterels (plovers), tattlers, pratincole, lories, cockatoos,
corellas, rosellas (parrots), kookaburras (kingfishers), drongos, butcherbirds, ...
... lovebird macaw, mallee fowl, marabou, megapode, merlin, moa (extinct),
motmot, moundbird, mound builder, mourning dove nighthawk, nightingale,
nightjar, notornis oilbird, ostrich, owl parakeet, parrot, partridge, passenger
pigeon (extinct) ...
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Collier's New Encyclopedia: A Loose-leaf and Self-revising ...
... for carrying the sound of the voice long distances without the aid of wires.
MEGAPODIUS (-p6'di-us), moundbird; the typical genus of the family
Megapodidaz; often referred to the Cracidie. Authorities vary greatly as to the
number of species.
