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Phenix :: Phenix (n.) A bird fabled to exist single, to be consumed by fire by its own act, and to rise again from its ashes. Hence, an emblem of immortality..

Passeres :: Passeres (n. pl.) 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..

Palama :: Palama (n.) A membrane extending between the toes of a bird, and uniting them more or less closely together..

Gambet :: Gambet (n.) Any bird of the genuis Totanus. See Tattler.

Orthopoda :: Orthopoda (n. pl.) An extinct order of reptiles which stood erect on the hind legs, and resembled birds in the structure of the feet, pelvis, and other parts..

Pygropodes :: Pygropodes (n. pl.) A division of swimming birds which includes the grebes, divers, auks, etc., in which the legs are placed far back..

Palmar :: Palmar (a.) Of or pertaining to the under side of the wings of birds.

Rotche :: Rotche (n.) A very small arctic sea bird (Mergulus alle, or Alle alle) common on both coasts of the Atlantic in winter; -- called also little auk, dovekie, rotch, rotchie, and sea dove..

Rapacious :: Rapacious (a.) Accustomed to seize food; subsisting on prey, or animals seized by violence; as, a tiger is a rapacious animal; a rapacious bird..

Orbitary :: Orbitary (a.) Situated around the orbit; as, the orbitary feathers of a bird..

Stork-billed :: Stork (n.) Any one of several species of large wading birds of the family Ciconidae, having long legs and a long, pointed bill. They are found both in the Old World and in America, and belong to Ciconia and several allied genera. The European white stork (Ciconia alba) is the best known. It commonly makes its nests on the top of a building, a chimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork (C. nigra) is native of Asia, Africa, and Europe..

Endaspidean :: Endaspidean (a.) Having the anterior scutes extending around the tarsus on the inner side; -- said of certain birds.

Sicklebill :: Sicklebill (n.) Any one of three species of humming birds of the genus Eutoxeres, native of Central and South America. They have a long and strongly curved bill. Called also the sickle-billed hummer..

Flush :: Flush (v. t.) To cause to start, as a hunter a bird..

Trochil :: Trochil (n.) The crocodile bird.

Snowfleck :: Snowfleck (n.) See Snowbird, 1..

Culmen :: Culmen (n.) The dorsal ridge of a bird's bill.

Curvirostres :: Curvirostres (n. pl.) A group of passerine birds, including the creepers and nuthatches..

Trammel :: Trammel (n.) A kind of net for catching birds, fishes, or other prey..

Dasypaedes :: Dasypaedes (n. pl.) Those birds whose young are covered with down when hatched.

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