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Redwing
Turdus iliacus Its under wing coverts are orange red Called also redwinged thrush b A North American passerine bird Agelarius phoeligniceus of the family Icteridaelig The male is black with a conspicuous patch of bright red bordered
cedar waxwing
Ampelis cedrorum widely distributed over temperate North America so named from its frequenting cedar trees called also cedar bird cherry bird Canada robin and American waxwing It is a brownish bird about 7 inches long between the … mask and a yellow tipped tail The name comes from the black color of the tips of the wings like that of a black sealing wax They sometimes are seen in flocks
Lyre bird
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Kamichi
A curious South American bird Anhima or Palamedea cornuta often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry which it defends against birds … of prey It has a long slender hornlike ornament on its head and two sharp spurs on each wing Although its beak feet and legs resemble those of gallinaceous birds it is related in anatomical characters to
mockingbird
and white songbird of North America Mimus polyglottos remarkable for its exact imitations of the notes of other birds Its back is gray the tail and wings are blackish with a white patch on each wing the
Soar
To fly aloft as a bird to mount upward on wings or as on wings … To fly aloft as a bird to mount upward on wings or as on wings
VerbarNotornis
A genus of birds allied to the gallinules but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight Notornis Mantelli was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand but subsequently … A genus of birds allied to the gallinules but having rudimentary wings and incapable of flight Notornis Mantelli was first known as
Rousant
Rising applied to a bird in the attitude of rising also sometmes to a bird in profile with wings addorsed … Rising applied to a bird in the attitude of rising also sometmes to a bird in profile with wings addorsed
Cassowary
substance consisting of plates overlapping each other and it has a group of long sharp spines on each wing which are used as defensive organs It is a shy bird and runs with great rapidity Other species … A large bird of the genus Casuarius found in the east Indies It is smaller and stouter than the ostrich Its
Manakin
Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra Manacus and other genera of the family Pipridaelig They are mostly natives of Central and … Pipridaelig They are mostly natives of Central and South America Some are bright colored and others have the wings and tail curiously ornamented The name is sometimes applied to related birds of other families
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