Portable computers, originally monochrome CRT-based and developed into the modern laptops, were originally considered to be a small niche market, mostly for specialized field applications such as the military, accountants and sales representatives. As portable computers became smaller, lighter, cheaper, more powerful and as screens became larger and of better quality, laptops became very widely used for all sorts of purposes.
| Mongooses[1] | |
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| Common dwarf mongoose, | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Suborder: | Feliformia |
| Family: | Herpestidae Bonaparte, 1845 |
| Peafowl,Peacock. | |
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| Male Indian Peacock on display. The elongated upper tail coverts make up the trainof the Indian peacock. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Galliformes |
| Family: | Phasianidae |
| Subfamily: | Phasianinae |
| Genus: | Pavo Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Species | |
Crows /kro?/ form the genus Corvus in the family Corvidae. Ranging in size from the relatively small pigeon-size jackdaws (Eurasian andAmerican Crow (Corvus brachyrhynchos) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Corvidae Genus: Corvus
Linnaeus, 1758
Around 26, see text.cookoos ![]()
Guira Cuckoo (Guira guira) Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Cuculiformes Family: Cuculidae
Vigors, 1825Genera
| Mourning Dove | |
|---|---|
| Mourning dove vocalizations | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Aves |
| Order: | Columbiformes |
| Family: | Columbidae |
| Genus: | Zenaida |
| Species: | Z. macroura |
| Binomial name | |
| Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Bolbometopon Parrotfishes are a group of approximately ninety species of fishes traditionally regarded as a family (Scaridae), but now often considered a subfamily Parrotfish ![]()
Scarus frenatus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Superclass: Osteichthyes Class: Actinopterygii Order: Perciformes Suborder: Labroidei Family: Scaridae Genera
Calotomus
Cetoscarus
Chlorurus
Cryptotomus
Hipposcarus
Leptoscarus
Nicholsina
Scarus
Sparisoma
Cacatuoidea (cockatoos)Parrots
Temporal range: 54–0MaEarly Eocene[1] – Recent![]()
A Blue-and-yellow Macaw flying Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Infraclass: Neognathae Order: Psittaciformes
Wagler, 1830Superfamilies
Psittacoidea (true parrots)
Strigopoidea (New Zealand parrots)
See text. Duck is the common name for a large number of species in the Anatidae family of birds, which also includes swans and geese. The ducks are divided among several subfamilies in the Anatidae family; they do not represent a monophyletic group (the group of all descendants of a single common ancestral species) but a form taxon, since swans and geese are not considered ducks. Ducks are mostly aquatic birds, mostly smaller than the swans and geese, and may be found in both fresh water and sea water. Ducks are sometimes confused with several types of unrelated water birds with similar forms, such as loons or divers, grebes, gallinules, and cootsDucks ![]()
Bufflehead Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Anseriformes Family: Anatidae
| Domestic dog Temporal range: 0.033–0MaPleistocene – Recent | |
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| Yellow Labrador Retriever, the most registered breed of 2009 with the AKC | |
| Conservation status | |
Domesticated | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Carnivora |
| Family: | Canidae |
| Genus: | Canis |
| Species: | C. lupus |
| Subspecies: | C. l. familiaris[1] |
| Trinomial name | |
| Canis lupus familiaris[2] | |
| Synonyms | |
Felis silvestris catus (subjective synonym)[4]Domestic cat[1] ![]()
Conservation status Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Felidae Genus: Felis Species: F. catus Binomial name Felis catus[2]
Linnaeus, 1758[3]Synonyms
Felis catus domestica (invalid junior synonym)[5]