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    Mathurin Jacques Brisson (French pronunciation: [matyʁɛ̃ ʒak bʁisɔ̃]; 30 April 1723 – 23 June 1806) was a French zoologist and natural philosopher. Brisson...
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    endangered. The genus Icterus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the Venezuelan troupial as the type species. The name...
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    Booby (category Taxa named by Mathurin Jacques Brisson)
    in Sula. The genus Sula was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760. The type species is the brown booby. The name is derived...
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    Junglefowl (category Taxa named by Mathurin Jacques Brisson)
    originates. The genus Gallus was erected by the French scientist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in his Ornithologie published in 1760. The type species is the...
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    stilt. The genus Charadrius was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the black-winged stilt (Himantopus himantopus) as...
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    crows. The genus Nucifraga was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the spotted nutcracker (Nucifraga caryocatactes) as...
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    in the world. The genus was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the vervain hummingbird as the type species. The name...
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    Swamphen (category Taxa named by Mathurin Jacques Brisson)
    Pleistocene. The genus Porphyrio was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 with the western swamphen (Porphyrio porphyrio) as the...
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    Carduelis (category Taxa named by Mathurin Jacques Brisson)
    Fringillidae. The genus Carduelis was introduced by the French zoologist Mathurin Jacques Brisson in 1760 by tautonomy based on Carl Linnaeus's specific epithet...
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    Cetacea (category Taxa named by Mathurin Jacques Brisson)
    Mammalia Order: Artiodactyla Clade: Cetaceamorpha Infraorder: Cetacea Brisson, 1762 Subgroups †Pakicetidae †Ambulocetidae †Remingtonocetidae †Protocetidae...
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