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Archive Home > 2008 > June > 28 > Study unearths unlikely kinship among birds

Study unearths unlikely kinship among birds

By Jeremy Manier and Tim De Chant / The Bulletin
June 28, 2008

CHICAGO — When a falcon swoops from the sky to seize its fleeing prey, no one would mistake the sleek predator for a gaudy parrot.

Yet the secret kinship of falcons and parrots is one of many surprises in a landmark genetic study of 169 bird species being published by Field Museum....

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