Catalan
torlit Large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint.
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The history of the stone curlew, charadrius oedicnemus is as follows.
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I am assured now that it is the stone curlew (charadrius oedicnemus).
3
The stone curlew, our little bustard with the long wings, big, yellow eyes, and wild voice, still frequents the uncultivated downs, unhappily in diminishing numbers.
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This study presents the first isolation of mycoplasmas from stone curlews.
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Look and listen out for Stone curlews -crow-sizedbirds whose large yellow eyes enable them to find food in the dark.