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... birds , however , the case is different , and among them locality exerts a
marked influence . One of the most curious cases is that of the parrots of the West
Indian Islands and Central America , several of which have white heads or
foreheads ...
... birds , however , the case is different , and among them locality exerts a
marked influence . One of the most curious cases is that of the parrots of the West
Indian Islands and Central America , several of which have white heads or
foreheads ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Annual Record of Science and Industry |
| Editor | Spencer Fullerton Baird |
| Contributor | Biodiversity Heritage Library |
| Publisher | Harper & Brothers, 1878 |
| Original from | Harvard University |
| Digitized | 25 mär. 2008 |
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