Tail+of+a+bird

  • 101devil bird — Swift Swift, n. 1. The current of a stream. [R.] Walton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small, long winged, insectivorous birds of the family {Micropodid[ae]}. In form and habits the swifts resemble swallows, but they …

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  • 102Whidah bird — Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch}, {whidah finch},… …

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  • 103whydah bird — Whidah bird Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch},… …

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  • 104widow bird — Whidah bird Whid ah bird , (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of finchlike birds belonging to the genus {Vidua}, native of Asia and Africa. In the breeding season the male has very long, drooping tail feathers. Called also {vida finch},… …

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  • 105scrub-bird — /skrub berrd /, n. either of two Australian passerine birds of the genus Atrichornis, related to the lyrebirds, having a loud voice and reduced powers of flight: A. clamosus is endangered. [1865 70; SCRUB2 + BIRD] * * * ▪ bird  either of two… …

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  • 106frigate bird — noun long billed warm water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail • Syn: ↑man of war bird • Hypernyms: ↑pelecaniform seabird • Member Holonyms: ↑Fregata, ↑genus Fregata * * * ˈfrigate bird 7 [ …

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  • 107Blue-crowned Racquet-tail — Taxobox status = LR/nt | status system = IUCN2.3 name = Blue crowned Racquet tail caption = need picture regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Psittaciformes familia = Psittacidae genus = Prioniturus species = P. discurus… …

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  • 108Medusa: A Tiger by the Tail —   Author(s) Jack L. Chalker …

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  • 109fork|tail — «FRK TAYL», noun. 1. a fish with a forked tail, such as the salmon and swordfish. 2. a bird with a forked tail, such as the kite …

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  • 110cedar bird — cedar waxwing ce dar wax wing, n. (Zo[ o]l.) a species of chatterer ({Bombycilla cedrorum}, formerly {Ampelis cedrorum}) widely distributed over temperate North America, so named from its frequenting cedar trees; called also {cedar bird}, {cherry …

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