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The Cory's shearwater (Calonectris borealis) is a large shearwater in the seabird family Procellariidae. The genus name Calonectris comes from Ancient Greek kalos, "good" and nectris, "swimmer", and borealis is Latin for "northern". The English name is for the American ornithologist Charles B. Cory.

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1. (c) Maris Pukitis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6051/6225382989_7777eac26f.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calonectris_diomedea_borealis

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