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Psittaciformes

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | 185 words | Copyright

Psittaciformes (lories, cockatoos, parrots; class Aves) An order which comprises one family, Psittacidae, but which is sometimes split into three: Loridae, Caca-tuidae, and Psittacidae.

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