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Frederic Launay & Ronald Loughland, 'National Avian Research Center, PO 
Box 45553, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates 
What do you know about Limicolal 
Since 1987 the german birdwatcher's magazin presents detailed 
articles on identification and occurrence of birds in the Western 
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the annual rarities commission's report, with rich colour illustration, 
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