.... ( 2 ) Haematopus ostralegus (Charadrii; SMF 3521); the arrow denotes an enlarged detail of the spina externa. ( 3 ) Recurvirostra avosetta (Charadrii; SMF 21345). ( 4 ) Chionis alba (Charadrii; SMF 5910); the arrow denotes an enlarged detail of the spina externa. ( 5 ) Burhinus capensis...

... Aves, Mirandornithes ? Late Miocene Ave, Charadriiformes, Lari Late Eocene Ave, Charadriiformes, Charadrii Langhian Ave, Charadriiformes, Scolopaci Late Miocene Aves, Accipitriformes, Pandioninae Late Eocene Aves, Accipitriformes, Haliaeetus Late Eocene Aves, Passeriformes...

... that the coracoid of Cimolopteryx rara appears most closely comparable to that of the Recurvirostridae (Charadriiformes: Charadrii), although the details of this similarity are not presented. Instead, a number of differences between Cimolopteryx rara and Recurvirostridae are listed, notably a long, curved...

..., cormorant, and flamingo), the only bird known from Bed 5b is a wader (Charadrii) typically associated with mudflats, and the only bird known from Bed 3 is a hornbill, which can occur in a range of habitats from forest to savanna (Mayr, 2014 ). Bed 5b may have been a forested wetland or swamp environment...

... . Springer , Cham, Switzerland . Lorenz , K. Z . 1958 . The evolution of behavior . Scientific American . 199 : 67 – 82 . Maclean , G. L . 1974 . Egg-covering in the Charadrii...

... structure appears most similar to the scrapes generated by a variety of birds for the incubation of their eggs. Nesting scrapes occur among galliforms (pheasants, grouse, partridge), anseriforms (various ducks), Charadrii (e.g., coursers, killdeer), and the short-eared owl ( Asio flammeus...