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Strigidae

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[stri-juh-dee] / ˈstrɪ dʒəˌdi /

noun

  1. the family of birds that consists of all owls except barn owls and bay owls; the family of true or typical owls.

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The wide-extending marshes and pools are frequented by pelicans, herons, and wild geese, ducks, and flamingoes; while other birds—chiefly belonging to the Falconidae, Ardeidae, Strigidae, and Psittacidae—are numerous.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by Kingston, William Henry Giles

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