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Numida - guinea fowl

bird genus - a genus of birds

Numididae, Numidinae, subfamily Numididae, subfamily Numidinae - guinea fowl and related birds of Africa and Madagascar

guinea fowl, Numida meleagris - a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world

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The mean [T.sub.max] for the cattle egret (3.2 hours, 20 mg/kg) was much shorter than that for the helmeted guineafowl (Numida meleagris; 19.3 hours, 10 mg/kg), (12) the American flamingo (27 hours, 10 mg/kg), (10) and the American black duck (24 hours, 10 mg/kg).

Pharmacokinetics of a Single Intramuscular Injection of Long-Acting Ceftiofur Crystalline-Free Acid in Cattle Egrets (Bubulcus ibis)

This selection is composed of the following species: Victoria crowned pigeon, common emerald dove, Luzon bleedingheart, green imperial pigeon, mallard, island collared dove, helmeted guineafowl, Alexandrine parakeet, blossomheaded parakeet, silver pheasant, mute swan, blacknecked swan, white peafowl, Indian peafowl, red and black parrot, and white pigeon.

'Exotic' birds linked to Binay daughter

Among the "alien species" that have now established breeding populations in Britain are helmeted guineafowl, Reeves's pheasant and Chinese pheasant.

LAND OF MY FEATHERS; Exotic birds flock to Welsh countryside

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