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Linnaeus’s weak grasp of mythology led him to give one of these birds the genus name Antigone. Invasive Mimosa plants threaten the wattled species of these birds, which flies from the Kafue (“kuh-FOO-eh”) Flats to the Bale (“bah-lay”) Mountains. Patuxent (“puh-TUCK-sint”) Wildlife Center led the first ever artificial insemination program for an endangered species in these (-5[1])birds, whose 15 species at their International Foundation in Baraboo (10[1])include (10[1])a blue totem of Xhosa (“KOH-suh”) warriors. Marie Antoinette named the demoiselle (“duh-mwah-ZELL”) species of these birds, whose (10[1])mort d’amour (“mor dah-MOOR”) led Vālmīki to invent shloka verse. (10[1]-5[1])The Siberian species of these birds (10[2]-5[1])winters at the shrinking Póyáng Lake. Korea’s DMZ protects one of these birds that represents Japan Air. Uganda’s flag (-5[1])features (-5[1])their grey (10[1]-5[2])crowned (-5[2])species. (10[2]-5[1])For 10 points, Nebraska hosts (-5[2])the sandhill and whooping (10[1])species (10[3])of what birds (10[2])that symbolize longevity in origami? (10[2])■END■ (10[7])

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