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Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Certal and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated.

A South American ant bird of the genus Hylactes; -- called also barking bird.

One of several northern sea birds, allied to the auks. They have short legs, placed far back, and are expert divers and swimmers.

terfeit guineas. [Obs.] Gay. -- Guinea fowl, Guinea hen (Zoöl.), an African gallinaceous bird, of the genus Numida, allied to the pheasants. The common domesticated species (N. meleagris), has a colored fleshy horn on each aide of the head, and is of a dark gray color, variegated with small white spots. The crested Gu…

One of several species of small tropical American birds of the family Coerebidæ, allied to the creepers; -- called also quit. See Quit.

Pertaining to the gula or throat; as, gular plates. See Illust. of Bird, and Bowfin.

An arctic sea bird.

One of many species of long-winged sea birds of the genus Larus and allied genera.

force; the fluid thus emitted; a rapid outpouring of anything; as, a gush of song from a bird. The gush of springs, An fall of lofty foundains. Byron.

a tree of the genus Artocarpus (A. incisa, or breadfruit tree), sometimes used in making birdlime, on account of its glutinous quality.

Having young that are naked when hatched; psilopædic; -- said of certain birds.

Having unfeathered nostrils, as certain birds.

To inhabit. [Obs.] In thilke places as they [birds] habiten. Rom. of R.

A plant of the genus Prunus (P. Padus); the bird cherry. [Scot.]

One of several species of sea birds of the genus Puffinus; esp., P. major, the greater shearwarter, and P. Stricklandi, the black hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown, haglin, and hag. See Shearwater.

A kind of net for catching birds.

e hind limb, corresponding to the pollux in the fore limb; the great toe; the hind toe of birds.

re seen outside the blastoderm, on the surface of the developing egg of the hen and other birds.

A bird of the Heron family; the umber.

A base, degraded person; a sneak; a gallows bird.