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64 relations: A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America, Acrididae, Aimophila, Alarm signal, Alula, American Ornithological Society, American sparrow, Ant, Bachman's sparrow, Beak, Bee, Beetle, Bird, Botteri's sparrow, California, Cameron County, Texas, Carex, Caterpillar, Celtis, Chrysothamnus, Cooper Ornithological Society, Covert feather, Farallon Islands, Flight feather, Fouquieria splendens, Genus, Grasshopper, Hemiptera, Humphrey-Parkes terminology, Iris (anatomy), John Cassin, Mexico, Midland County, Texas, Moth, Moulting, Nebraska, Oak, Oliver L. Austin, Opuntia, Pair bond, Panicum, Passerine, Pennaceous feather, Peucaea, Plantago, Poaceae, Polymorphism (biology), Prosopis, Race (biology), Samuel Washington Woodhouse, ..., San Antonio, Scapula, Snail, Sorghum, Spider, Subspecies, Supercilium, Texas, The Condor (journal), Tussock (grass), Wasp, Weevil, Yucca, Zonotrichia. Expand index (14 more) »
A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America
A Guide to the Birds of Mexico and Northern Central America is a field guide to birds, covering 1070 species found in Mexico and five other countries in northern Central America (Guatemala, Belize, El Salvador, Honduras and Nicaragua).
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Acrididae
The Acrididae are the predominant family of grasshoppers, comprising some 10,000 of the 11,000 species of the entire suborder Caelifera.
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Aimophila
Aimophila is a genus of American sparrows.
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Alarm signal
In animal communication, an alarm signal is an antipredator adaptation in the form of signals emitted by social animals in response to danger.
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Alula
The alula, or bastard wing, (plural alulae) is a small projection on the anterior edge of the wing of modern birds and a few non-avian dinosaurs.
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American Ornithological Society
The American Ornithological Society (AOS) is an ornithological organization based in the United States.
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American sparrow
American sparrows are a group of mainly New World passerine birds, forming part of the family Passerellidae.
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Ant
Ants are eusocial insects of the family Formicidae and, along with the related wasps and bees, belong to the order Hymenoptera.
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Bachman's sparrow
Bachman's sparrow (Peucaea aestivalis), is a small American sparrow that is endemic to the southeastern United States.
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Beak
The beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds that is used for eating and for preening, manipulating objects, killing prey, fighting, probing for food, courtship and feeding young.
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Bee
Bees are flying insects closely related to wasps and ants, known for their role in pollination and, in the case of the best-known bee species, the European honey bee, for producing honey and beeswax.
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Beetle
Beetles are a group of insects that form the order Coleoptera, in the superorder Endopterygota.
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Bird
Birds, also known as Aves, are a group of endothermic vertebrates, characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton.
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Botteri's sparrow
The Botteri's sparrow (Peucaea botterii) is a medium-sized sparrow.
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California
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States.
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Cameron County, Texas
Cameron County, officially the County of Cameron, is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Carex
Carex is a vast genus of more than 2,000 species of grassy plants in the family Cyperaceae, commonly known as sedges (or seg, in older books).
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Caterpillar
Caterpillars are the larval stage of members of the order Lepidoptera (the insect order comprising butterflies and moths).
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Celtis
Celtis, commonly known as hackberries or nettle trees, is a genus of about 60–70 species of deciduous trees widespread in warm temperate regions of the Northern Hemisphere, in southern Europe, southern and eastern Asia, and southern and central North America, south to central Africa, and northern and central South America.
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Chrysothamnus
Chrysothamnus (common names include rabbitbrush, rabbitbush, and chamisa) are shrubs in the sunflower family.
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Cooper Ornithological Society
The Cooper Ornithological Society (COS), formerly the Cooper Ornithological Club, was an American ornithological society.
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Covert feather
A covert feather or tectrix on a bird is one of a set of feathers, called coverts (or tectrices), which, as the name implies, cover other feathers.
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Farallon Islands
The Farallon Islands, or Farallones (from the Spanish farallón meaning "pillar" or "sea cliff"), are a group of islands and sea stacks in the Gulf of the Farallones, off the coast of San Francisco, California, United States.
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Flight feather
Flight feathers (Pennae volatus) are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired pennaceous feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges, singular remex, while those on the tail are called rectrices, singular rectrix.
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Fouquieria splendens
Fouquieria splendens (commonly known as ocotillo, but also referred to as coachwhip, candlewood, slimwood, desert coral, Jacob's staff, Jacob cactus, and vine cactus) is a plant indigenous to the Sonoran Desert and Chihuahuan Desert in the Southwestern United States (southern California, southern Nevada, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas), and northern Mexico (as far south as Hidalgo and Guerrero).
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Genus
A genus (genera) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, as well as viruses, in biology.
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Grasshopper
Grasshoppers are insects of the suborder Caelifera within the order Orthoptera, which includes crickets and their allies in the other suborder Ensifera.
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Hemiptera
The Hemiptera or true bugs are an order of insects comprising some 50,000 to 80,000 species of groups such as the cicadas, aphids, planthoppers, leafhoppers, and shield bugs.
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Humphrey-Parkes terminology
Humphrey-Parkes terminology is a system of nomenclature for the plumage of birds.
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Iris (anatomy)
In humans and most mammals and birds, the iris (plural: irides or irises) is a thin, circular structure in the eye, responsible for controlling the diameter and size of the pupil and thus the amount of light reaching the retina.
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John Cassin
John Cassin (September 6, 1813 – January 10, 1869) was an American ornithologist.
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Mexico
Mexico (México; Mēxihco), officially called the United Mexican States (Estados Unidos Mexicanos) is a federal republic in the southern portion of North America.
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Midland County, Texas
Midland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Moth
Moths comprise a group of insects related to butterflies, belonging to the order Lepidoptera.
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Moulting
In biology, moulting (British English), or molting (American English), also known as sloughing, shedding, or in many invertebrates, ecdysis, is the manner in which an animal routinely casts off a part of its body (often, but not always, an outer layer or covering), either at specific times of the year, or at specific points in its life cycle.
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Nebraska
Nebraska is a state that lies in both the Great Plains and the Midwestern United States.
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Oak
An oak is a tree or shrub in the genus Quercus (Latin "oak tree") of the beech family, Fagaceae.
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Oliver L. Austin
Oliver Luther Austin Jr. (May 24, 1903 – December 31, 1988) was an ornithologist who wrote the definitive study Birds of the World, eventually published in seven languages.
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Opuntia
Opuntia, commonly called prickly pear, is a genus in the cactus family, Cactaceae.
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Pair bond
In biology, a pair bond is the strong affinity that develops in some species between a pair consisting of a male and female, or in some cases as a same-sex pairing, potentially leading to producing offspring and/or a lifelong bond.
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Panicum
Panicum (panicgrass) is a large genus of about 450 species of grasses native throughout the tropical regions of the world, with a few species extending into the northern temperate zone.
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Passerine
A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes, which includes more than half of all bird species.
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Pennaceous feather
The pennaceous feather is a type of feather present in most modern birds and in some other species of maniraptoriform dinosaurs.
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Peucaea
Peucaea is a genus of American sparrows.
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Plantago
Plantago is a genus of about 200 species of small, inconspicuous plants commonly called plantains or fleaworts.
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Poaceae
Poaceae or Gramineae is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants known as grasses, commonly referred to collectively as grass.
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Polymorphism (biology)
Polymorphism in biology and zoology is the occurrence of two or more clearly different morphs or forms, also referred to as alternative phenotypes, in the population of a species.
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Prosopis
Prosopis is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae.
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Race (biology)
In biological taxonomy, race is an informal rank in the taxonomic hierarchy, below the level of subspecies.
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Samuel Washington Woodhouse
Samuel Washington Woodhouse (June 27, 1821 – October 23, 1904) was an American surgeon, explorer and naturalist.
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San Antonio
San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is the seventh most populous city in the United States and the second most populous city in both Texas and the Southern United States.
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Scapula
In anatomy, the scapula (plural scapulae or scapulas; also known as shoulder bone, shoulder blade or wing bone) is the bone that connects the humerus (upper arm bone) with the clavicle (collar bone).
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Snail
Snail is a common name loosely applied to shelled gastropods.
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Sorghum
Sorghum is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family Poaceae.
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Spider
Spiders (order Araneae) are air-breathing arthropods that have eight legs and chelicerae with fangs that inject venom.
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Subspecies
In biological classification, the term subspecies refers to a unity of populations of a species living in a subdivision of the species’s global range and varies from other populations of the same species by morphological characteristics.
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Supercilium
The supercilium is a plumage feature found on the heads of some bird species.
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Texas
Texas (Texas or Tejas) is the second largest state in the United States by both area and population.
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The Condor (journal)
The Condor: Ornithological Applications is a peer-reviewed weekly scientific journal covering ornithology.
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Tussock (grass)
Tussock grasses or bunch grasses are a group of grass species in the Poaceae family.
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Wasp
A wasp is any insect of the order Hymenoptera and suborder Apocrita that is neither a bee nor an ant.
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Weevil
A weevil is a type of beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily.
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Yucca
Yucca is a genus of perennial shrubs and trees in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Agavoideae.
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Zonotrichia
Zonotrichia is a genus of five extant American sparrows of the family Passerellidae.
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Aimophila cassinii, Cassin's Sparrow, Cassins sparrow, Peucaea cassinii, Zacatonero de cassin, Zonotrichia cassinii.
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cassin's_sparrow
