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Re: NEORNITHINE PHYLOGENY etc / Gondwanan groups

On Wed, 25 Jul 2001, [iso-8859-1] Joćo S. Lopes Filho wrote:

> The correct name is Tinamus, not timinus.

Actually, it's "tinamous"!!! (In English, anyway.)

> In Brazil we call them macucos, zabeles, or codornas (litterally, quail, but
> also used for tinamiformes)

Interesting -- so many words for "quail".
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