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    Our Dying Seas

    This article was originally published in Maclean’s magazine on October 5, 1998. Partner content is not updated.

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    Owl

    The owl (order Strigiformes) is an efficient, carnivorous, nocturnal bird of prey.

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    Oyster

    Oyster is a common name for bivalve (hinged shell) molluscs, including true oysters (order Ostreoida) and tropical pearl oysters (order Pterioida), found chiefly in temperate and warm shallow waters.

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    Oystercatcher

    Oystercatcher is a name given to 11 species of large shorebirds of the family Haematopodidae.

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    Pacific Salmon

    Pacific salmon include 7 species of fish belonging to the genus Oncorhynchus, family Salmonidae.

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    Passenger Pigeon

    The passenger pigeon (Ectopistes migratorius) is extinct.

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    Pelican

    The Pelican family (Pelecanidae) consists of large water birds with long, flat bills, expandable throat pouches, and 4 toes connected by a web.

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    Perch

    Although perch is the common name for several distantly related species of fish, it properly refers to members of the perch family (Percidae), order Perciformes, class Actinoperygii.

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    Peregrine Falcon

    The peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus) is a crow-sized, long-winged bird of prey, generally acknowledged to be the swiftest bird (attaining speeds of over 320 km/h).

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    Periwinkle

    Periwinkle is a common name for any of the edible intertidal snails of the genus Littorina. Periwinkles are represented by 6 species in Canadian coastal waters.

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    Phalarope

      The phalarope (family Scolopacidae) is a sandpiperlike shorebird, highly specialized for aquatic life. Only 3 species are found worldwide and all occur in Canada.

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    Pheasant

    Pheasant is the common name of birds in the family Phasianidae.

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    Pickerel

    Pickerel, common name for 3 closely related carnivorous, soft-rayed freshwater fishes in the pike family (Esocidae).

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    Pigeon

    The pigeon (Columbidae) is a large family (303 species) of birds, many of which are called doves, distributed throughout temperate and tropical areas worldwide.

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    Pika

    Pika is a common name for the smallest members of the order Lagomorpha, which also includes rabbits and hares.

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