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Old 10-17-2004, 11:41 AM  
Fred Quimby
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Originally posted by Tam
The peregrine falcon
It has been clocked in diving speeds of up to 90 meters per second and is quite possibly the most efficient of all predators.
The spine-tailed swift is the fastest in level flight at 106mph but the perigrine falcon can clock 217mph in a dive , so you are technically correct
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