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Vegetarian Finch Tested Negative for Avian Pox

Caption: This vegetarian finch (Geospiza crassirostris) was collected by the California Academy of Sciences in July 1906 from San Cristobal Island. The lesion on the center left toe was sampled, and tested negative for avian pox.

Credit: doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0015989.g004

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