different between otidid vs florican

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otidid (plural otidids)

Origin unknown.

florican (plural floricans)

Either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, Houbaropsis bengalensis or Sypheotides indicus.
- 1983, Bustard Studies: Journal of the ICBP Bustard Group, Issues 1-5, page 188,
  The are two reasons to believe the figure of 362 might be an underestimate: first, not all floricans were seen on each vidi and, second, male floricans were found in other habitats, including cultivated land.

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