Their nearest relatives are the gannets and boobies (Sulidae) and the anhingas or darters (Anhingidae). From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2002-05-01] Reference
But before too long we got to sentences like, "Fulmars are more robust than Shearwaters," and I couldn't help but thinking this was all a complex world-building sort of scheme, where the Procellariidae were in contention with the Sulidae for the Emperor's ear. From Wordnik.com. [Barnstorming on an Invisible Segway] Reference
Those are the seabirds in the Sula genus part of the Sulidae family. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
"Gannets are seabirds in the family Sulidae, closely related to the boobies. From Wordnik.com. [Original Signal - Transmitting Digg] Reference
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