An age character in Australian Fruit-Doves.
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14/12/2014 |
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Issue 4
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Author(s): |
Boles |
Many members of the fruit-dove genus
Ptilinopus, of which there are 47 species (Goodwin 1967), have an emarginated outer primary, while in others the tip of the primary tapers to a point. The shape of this primary has been used as a taxonomic character in subdividing the genus.
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