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Fossil Songbirds (Passeriformes) from the Early Eocene of Australia

Walter E. BolesDivision of Vertebrate Zoology (Birds), Australian Museum, 6 College Street, Sydney, NSW2000 and School of Biological Sciences, University of New South Wales, NSW2052
Pages 43-50 | Received 14 Sep 1995, Accepted 06 May 1996, Published online: 22 Dec 2016

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