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A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds, including the cock of the rock.
a.
Having few or imperfect syringeal muscles; -- said of some passerine birds (Oligomyodi).
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An artificial group of passerine birds having slender bills, as the humming birds.
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A division of passerine birds including the humming birds, swifts, and goatsuckers. It is now generally considered an artificial group.
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A beautifully colored finch (Passerina ciris), native of the Southern United States. The male has the head and neck deep blue, rump and under parts bright red, back and wings golden green, and the tail bluish purple. Called also painted finch.
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One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.
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An evergreen shrub of the genus Erica (E. passerina).
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Having a separate and simple tendon to flex the first toe, or hallux, as do passerine birds.
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One who goes by; a passer.
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Any passerine bird belonging to Sturnus and allied genera. The European starling (Sturnus vulgaris) is dark brown or greenish black, with a metallic gloss, and spotted with yellowish white. It is a sociable bird, and builds about houses, old towers, etc. Called also stare, and starred. The pied starling of India is Sternopastor contra.
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A large black passerine bird (Corvus corax), similar to the crow, but larger. It is native of the northern parts of Europe, Asia, and America, and is noted for its sagacity.
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Of or pertaining to the Passeres.
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A small crested passerine bird (Phainopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher.
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A group of passerine birds having the syrinx at the lower end of the trachea.
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An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together with many other small perching birds.
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One of the Passeres.
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A group of ungulate mammals including the hog and the hippopotamus. The term is also sometimes applied to the bears, and to certain passerine birds.
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Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinidae, especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight.
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Any one of numerous species of small passerine birds native of tropical America. See Banana quit, under Banana, and Guitguit.
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Like or belonging to the Passeres.
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