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jaguarundi – (Felis yagouaroundi) A cat weighing about 5 kilograms, found from Arizona south to Argentina. The jaguarundi is so sleek that it almost looks like a weasel. It is found in a variety of lowland habitats, and has a general diet, although it appears to prefer ground-nesting birds.

jarrah – (Eucalyptus marginata; Family: Myrtaceae). An important timber species of West Australia.

junco – (Family: Emberizidae) Small, seed-eating songbirds of North America, closely related to sparrows. They feed on the ground. When they fly, they flash their white outer-tail feathers.

 
 
 
 
 
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