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Standard anatomical terms of
location are used to
describe unambiguously the
anatomy of
humans and
other animals. The terms,
typically derived from Latin...
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slightly paler grey
upperparts S. e.
persica Witherby, 1903
Southeast Turkey,
northern Iraq and
western Iran Small,
paler grey
upperparts,
white forehead...
- is a
general cline in
appearance from west to east
across Europe, with
upperparts becoming a
darker and
colder brown. The
currently recognised subspecies...
- length.
Coloration varies somewhat along the species' range, but the
upperparts are
light blue-gray, with a
black crown and nape in males,
while females...
- (24 in) in
length and 180 cm (71 in)
across the wings. It is
brown on the
upperparts and
predominantly greyish on the head and underparts. The
osprey tolerates...
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Subspecies Description Range Synonyms T. a. alba (Scopoli, 1769)
Upperparts grey and
light buff.
Underparts white, with few if any
black spots;
males often...
- and the grey
feathers are
tipped in white. In the
breeding plumage the
upperparts are grey
while non-breeding
birds are pale
above with
rufous wings and...
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breeding male is
unmistakable with blue
upperparts and
white underparts. The
female is much drabber, with
brown upperparts and
whitish underparts. Her dark eye...
- of the
smallest species of gull. Its
plumage is
mainly white with grey
upperparts.
During breeding season, Bonaparte's gull
gains a slaty-black hood. The...
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similar to
other treecreepers, and has a
curved bill,
patterned brown upperparts,
whitish underparts, and long
stiff tail
feathers which help it creep...
