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I think the sentence below doesn't need 'and' before 'Masked Finches', or a comma before 'woodswallows'
The Gouldian Finches were often in association with other finches, particularly Black-throated Finches (Poephila cincta atropygialis), and Masked Finches (P. personata leucotis), and wood-swallows.
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I think the sentence below doesn't need 'and' before 'Masked Finches', or a comma before 'woodswallows'
The Gouldian Finches were often in association with other finches, particularly Black-throated Finches (Poephila cincta atropygialis), and Masked Finches (P. personata leucotis), and wood-swallows.
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I think the sentence below doesn't need 'and' before 'Masked Finches', or a comma before 'woodswallows'
The Gouldian Finches were often in association with other finches, particularly Black-throated Finches (Poephila cincta atropygialis), and Masked Finches (P. personata leucotis), and wood-swallows.
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I think the sentence below doesn't need 'and' before 'Masked Finches', or a comma before 'woodswallows'
The Gouldian Finches were often in association with other finches, particularly Black-throated Finches (Poephila cincta atropygialis), and Masked Finches (P. personata leucotis), and wood-swallows.
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