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Rynchops

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Noun1.Rynchops - type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmersRynchops - type genus of the Rynchopidae: skimmers
genus Rynchops
bird genus - a genus of birds
family Rynchopidae, Rynchopidae - coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers
skimmer - gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
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Honorable Mentions with 15 points were awarded to: Oystercatcher's Prize, Roman Kurywczak, Camera Naturalist CC; Rynchops Niger Trio Skimming, Klaus-Deiter Schleim, Garden State Six Shooters; Herring Gull Tossing Clam, Jerry Fornarotto, Garden State Six Shooters; Winter is Here, Lana Walden, Mt.
Second round of the PSA Nature Division Digital InterClub Competition by Charbonnet, Dan / PSA Journal
thayeri Brooks, Thayer's gull I R Rhodostethia rosea (MacGillivray), I R Ross's gull Rissa tridactyla (Linnaeus), I R black-legged kittiwake Rynchops niger Linnaeus, black I R skimmer Stercorarius logicaudus Vieillot, N R long-tailed jaeger S.
Revised checklist of the vertebrates of Indiana by Minton, Sherman A. / Proceedings of the Indiana Academy of Science
Black Skimmers on the Gulf Coast Rynchops niger The afternoon increases as it wanes And Skimmers, which are named for what they do, Fly low above the water where they strain A living morsel they don't need to chew.
Black Skimmers on the Gulf Coast by Mills, Wilmer / New Criterion
 
 
 
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