- the
shape of a
lyre.: 2, 18
Lyrebirds were
thought to be
Galliformes like the
broadly similar looking partridge, junglefowl, and
pheasants familiar to Europeans...
- Albert's
lyrebird (Menura alberti) is a timid,
pheasant-sized
songbird which is
endemic to
subtropical rainforests of Australia, in a
small area on the...
-
broad and S-shaped
named "lyrates" for
their resemblance to the
shape of a
lyre, they have
brown and buff
coloured patterning.
Lyrates of
superb lyrebirds...
-
ornithological achievement was the
scientific discovery of the
Mikado pheasant in the
central mountain ranges of
Taiwan and its
introduction to aviculture...
- McGowan,
Philip J. K. & Kirwan, Guy M. (2002):
Pheasants,
partidges and grouse : a
guide to the
pheasants, partridges, quails, grouse, guineafowl, buttonquails...
- the type species. The
genus name
combines the
Ancient Gr**** lura
meaning "
lyre" with -ouros
meaning "-tailed". The
genus contains two species: Swainson...
- Pfrimer's
parakeet Phainopepla Pharaoh eagle-owl
Pheasant coucal Pheasant cuckoo Pheasant pigeon Pheasant-tailed
jacana Philadelphia vireo Philby's partridge...
- that curl
outward and
arranged in a way it
resembles the
frame of a Gr****
lyre,
hence the
genus name, Lyrurus.
Black grouse can be
found on open habitats...
-
Tibetan partridge Grey
partridge Common pheasant Green pheasant Grey pea****-
pheasant Bronze-tailed pea****-
pheasant Red-billed
spurfowl Red-necked spurfowl...
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lupin lure lush
lustre or
luster lute
luthier luxe
luxurious luxury lymph lyre lyric Top J K L M N O P Q R See also
References macabre macaque macaroon...
