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bird on the wing

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Short winged applied to birds which can not fly owing to their short wings as the ostrich cassowary and emu … Short winged applied to birds which can not fly owing to their short wings as the ostrich cassowary and emu

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Penguin

Any bird of the order Impennes or Ptilopteri They are covered with short thick feathers almost scalelike on the wings … bird of the order Impennes or Ptilopteri They are covered with short thick feathers almost scalelike on the wings which are without true quills They are unable to fly but use their wings to aid in diving

Disclosed

Represented with wings expanded applied to doves and other birds not of prey … Represented with wings expanded applied to doves and other birds not of prey

Pterygoid

Like a birds wing in form as a pterygoid bone

ostrich

A large bird of the genus Struthio of which Struthio camelus of Africa is the best known species It has long … strong legs adapted for rapid running only two toes a long neck nearly bare of feathers and short wings incapable of flight The adult male is about eight feet high

Pratincole

Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola or family Glareolidaelig allied to the plovers They have long pointed wings … bird of the Old World genus Glareola or family Glareolidaelig allied to the plovers They have long pointed wings and a forked tail

Kingbird

A small American bird Tyrannus tyrannus or Tyrannus Carolinensis noted for its courage in attacking larger birds even hawks and eagles especially … they approach its nest in the breeding season It is a typical tyrant flycatcher taking various insects upon the wing It is dark ash above and blackish on the bead and tail The quills and wing coverts are

hummingbird

any bird of the family Trochilidaelig of which over one hundred genera are known including about four hundred species They … very brilliant iridescent colors of their plumage and their peculiar habit of hovering about flowers while vibrating their wings very rapidly with a humming noise the wings are specialized for hovering flight but they can also dart

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