We found 2 definitions of ptilonorhynchidae from 2 different sources.
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ptilonorhynchidae - bowerbirds | ||
family Ptilonorhynchidae | ||
bird family a family of warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings | ||
oscines, passeres, suborder oscines, suborder passeres two names for the suborder of typical songbirds | ||
bowerbird, catbird any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females | ||
genus ptilonorhynchus, ptilonorhynchus type genus of the Ptilonorhynchidae |