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	Falconiformes - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The idea that Falconiformes should be divided into many orders is because of the suggestion that the order may not share a single lineage that is exclusive of other birds.
		However morphological evidence supports the common ancestry of the Falconiformes, and the Strigiformes may be Falconiformes as well.
		Falconiformes are known from the Middle Eocene and typically have a sharply hooked beak with a cere (soft mass) on the proximodorsal surface, housing the nostrils.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falconiformes (394 words)

	Falconiformes : Falconiform
		The order Falconiformes is a group of 290 species of birds that include the diurnal birds of prey.
		Falconiforms are known from the Middle Eocene and typically have a sharply hooked beak with a cere (soft mass) on the proximodorsal surface, housing the nostrils.
		Falconiformes have strong legs and feet with raptorial claws and an opposable hind claw.
	www.fastload.org /fa/Falconiform.html (274 words)

	falconiform -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		Large falconiforms are among the longest-lived birds, as shown both by records in captivity and by the slow breeding rates observed in the wild.
		The main distinguishing characters of falconiforms are the hooked beak, used for tearing flesh; taloned feet, used for piercing, grasping, and killing prey; strong feather quills that can withstand the aerodynamic forces of rapid flight; and large eyes, with very acute vision.
		In African savannas and southern Indian rice fields, resident falconiform populations are greatly augmented in...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-9105930?hook=849907 (304 words)

	MONOPHYLY OF THE FALCONIFORMES BASED ON SYRINGEAL MORPHOLOGY
		I analyzed 124 falconiform syringes and 66 syringes from purported outgroups (Appendix 1).
		Because monophyly of the Falconiformes could not be as- sumed, species from these other orders were not treat- ed as outgroups in the analysis, nor was there a con- straint on monophyly imposed in the analysis (Maddison et al.
		Falconiformes cur- rently consists of 76 genera and 290 species di- vided into four families (Stresemann and Area- don 1979): Accipitridae, including Accipitrinae (hawks and eagles, 59 genera, 217 species) and Pandioninae (Osprey, monotypic); Falconidae (falcons, 10 genera, 62 species); Cathartidae (New World vultures, 5 genera, 7 species); and Sagittariidae (Secretarybird, monotypic).
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Auk/v111n04/p0787-p0805.html (15045 words)

	Diurnal Resting Metabolic Rates of Accipiters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Paired t-tests were used to compare the measurements with the predictions of Aschoff and Pohl (1970) and Wasser (1986) for non-passerines and falconiforms, respectively, of equiv- alent body size.
		Wasser (1986) derived an allometric equation for predicting falconiform RMR during the resting phase of the daily cycle.
		Wasset (1986) demonstrated that the relationship of RMR to body mass during the resting phase of falconiforms does not conform well to the predictions of Aschoff and Pohl (1970).
	elibrary.unm.edu /sora/Wilson/v103n01/p0101-p0105.html (2681 words)

	Re: vultures and musophagids
		Yes, Sibley and Alquist have presented much molecular evidence and it is generally accepted that vulturids are storks, but not everyone is willing to say so.
		Cracraft has been rather cautious on this in his papers (unlike his grouping of owl in falconiforms; other than vulturids in his phylogeny).
		Griffiths has presented three syringeal characters (taken from a select group of birds) that support a vulturid-falconiform clade (one of the characters is found in an owl however).
	dml.cmnh.org /1999May/msg00363.html (320 words)

	Falconiformes Falconiform Skulls and Skeletons
		They are collectively known as raptors or birds of prey, but individually they are the hawks, eagles, kites and falcons.
		The members of the order Falconiformes have keen vision and are strong flyers, which makes them good hunters.
		All Falconiformes are members of the class Aves or Birds.
	www.skullsunlimited.com /falconiformes.htm (243 words)

	falconiform - OneLook Dictionary Search (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		We found 3 dictionaries with English definitions that include the word falconiform:
		Tip: Click on the first link on a line below to go directly to a page where "falconiform" is defined.
		falconiform : Encarta® World English Dictionary, North American Edition [home, info]
	www.onelook.com /?w=falconiform&ls=a (79 words)

	A1-Raptor - Description, History, Research & Development, Quality
		A1-Raptor nutrition supplements for birds of prey are manufactured in the UK and distributed to falconers and other bird of prey keepers, breeders, and rehabbers within the UK and overseas by Falconiform
		Research, an organisation with over 37 years experience of keeping, training, breeding and researching captive birds of prey.
		All products are subject to continual assessment and improvement and are fully tested before general release in Falconiform Research's extensive breeding, training and research project.
	www.falconiform.co.uk (225 words)

	The period as a juvenile (from falconiform) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
		The period as a juvenile (from falconiform) -- Encyclopædia Britannica
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	www.britannica.com /eb/article-48999 (821 words)

	osprey - Britannica Concise
		falconiform - The main features of falconiforms include the hooked raptorial”; bill; the basal cere, or bare skin, covering the nostrils; the powerful feet with hooked claws; sustained powers of flight and carnivorous habits; and the difference in size between the sexes.
		During World War II, Hohenemser worked in Germany for inventor Anton Flettner, helping Flettner build the F1 282 Kolibri, one of the first helicopters used in combat.
		falconiform - Large falconiforms are among the longest-lived birds, as shown both by records in captivity and by the slow breeding rates observed in the wild.
	concise.britannica.com /ebc/article-9374208 (466 words)

	The deep fovea, sideways vision and spiral flight paths in raptors -- Tucker 203 (24): 3745 -- Journal of Experimental ...
		Topography and morphology of retinal ganglion cells in Falconiforms : a study on predatory and carrion-eating birds.
		Snyder, A. and Miller, W. Telephoto lens system of falconiform eyes.
		Tucker, V. Gliding birds: the effect of variable wing span.
	jeb.biologists.org /cgi/content/refs/203/24/3745 (343 words)

	DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln \| Comments on Nebraska's Falconiform and Strigiform bird fauna
		Comments on Nebraska's Falconiform and Strigiform bird fauna
		Published in The Nebraska Bird Review 69:2 (June 2001), pp.
		However, a few data-points of interest do exist, which might be worth summarizing.
	digitalcommons.unl.edu /biosciornithology/17 (122 words)

	A1-Raptor - Payment & Delivery
		Please make cheques or postal orders payable to Falconiform Research.
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	www.falconiform.co.uk /a1paydev.htm (193 words)

	Classification of birds of South America Literature Cited (A-L)
		FRIEDMANN, H. The birds of North and Middle America (Falconiformes).
		GRIFFITHS, C. Monophyly of the Falconiformes based on syringeal morphology.
		GRIFFITHS, C. Phylogeny of the Falconidae inferred from molecular and morphological data.
	www.museum.lsu.edu /~Remsen/SACCBiblio.html (8737 words)

	Vic's Past Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The rate analysis involved looking at overall, nonsynonymous, and synonymous substituion.
		Also incorporated later were data from other vertebrate groups including primates, chiropterans, and falconiform birds.
		Overall it was found that increasing the amount of sequence data will increase bootstrap support for internal nodes but only asymptotically.
	darwin.bio.uci.edu /ayalalab/past.htm (444 words)

	Vulture Detail - Factfile :: Choices Wild Limited
		They lay one or two (rarely three) eggs and incubate them for seven or eight weeks.
		The young mature more quickly than other falconiform birds do.
		Most vultures have broad food habits, consuming carrion, garbage, and excrement, but rarely live animals.
	www.choiceswild.com /wildlife/vulture2.htm (147 words)

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