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All spoonbills have large, flat, spatulate bills and feed by wading through shallow water, sweeping the partly opened bill from side to side. The moment any small aquatic creature touches the inside of the bill—an insect, crustacean, or tiny fish—it is snapped shut. Spoonbills generally prefer fresh water to salt but are found in both ...
The yellow-olive flatbill or yellow-olive flycatcher (Tolmomyias sulphurescens) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.It is found in tropical and subtopical forest and woodland in Central and South America, but over its range there are significant variations in plumage, iris colour and voice, leading to speculations that more than one species is involved.
The grey-crowned flatbill or grey-crowned flycatcher (Tolmomyias poliocephalus) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae.It is found in humid forest in the Amazon and Atlantic Forest in South America.
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[4] [5] The genus name Platalea is Latin and means "broad", referring to the distinctive shape of the bill; the specific epithet ajaja is from the name for the species in the Tupi language as reported by Marcgrave. [6] The species is treated as monotypic: no subspecies are recognised. [7] The roseate spoonbill is sometimes placed in its own ...
Rep. Bill Sutton, a Gardner Republican, declared the issue dead as he exited the House chamber Tuesday afternoon. “We didn’t override the veto, so we don’t have a tax package,” he said.
American paddlefish are smooth-skinned and almost entirely cartilaginous. Their eyes are small and directed laterally. They have a large, tapering operculum flap, a large mouth, and a flat, paddle-shaped rostrum that measures approximately one
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