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aves linnaeus , orders many - see section below . birds (class aves) are bipedal, warm-blooded , oviparous (egg-laying) vertebrates characterized primarily by feathers , forelimbs modified as wings , and a bony beak without teeth. common characteristics of birds include the laying of hard-shelled eggs
hand, the ratites are flightless, and several other species, particularly on islands, have also lost this ability. flightless birds include the penguin , ostrich , kiwi , and the extinct dodo . birds range in size from the tiny hummingbirds to the huge ostrich and emu . depending on taxonomic viewpoint...
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