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Galliformes

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Noun1.Galliformes - pheasants; turkeys; grouse; partridges; quails; chickens; brush turkeys; curassows; hoatzins
order Galliformes
animal order - the order of animals
Aves, class Aves - (ornithology) the class of birds
gallinacean, gallinaceous bird - heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
family Meleagrididae, Meleagrididae - turkeys and some extinct forms
family Tetraonidae, Tetraonidae - grouse
Cracidae, family Cracidae - curassows; guans; chachalacas
family Megapodiidae, Megapodiidae - megapodes
family Phasianidae, Phasianidae - pheasants; quails; partridges
family Opisthocomidae, Opisthocomidae - comprising the hoatzins


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They are Galliformes (GA-la-forms), a classification of birds adapted for short, rapid flight.
Turkey time: celebrate thanksgiving with these wild birds by Chiang, Mona / Science World
Negative (%) Species (presented in taxonomic N order) ([dagger]) RAMP VecTest Galliformes Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus) 12 12 12 Columbiformes Mourning Dove (Zenaida macroura) 24 24 24 Rock Dove (Columba livia) 12 12 12 Passeriformes Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata) 22 20 (90.
Assays to detect West Nile virus in dead birds by Campbell, Scott / Emerging Infectious Diseases
Viremia in three orders of birds (Anseriformes, Galliformes and Passeriformes) inoculated with Ockelbo virus.
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