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See Ant bird, under Ant, n.

See Ant bird, under Ant.

The adjutant bird.

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

Any one of several species of very brilliant birds belonging to Promerops, Epimarchus, and allied genera, closely related to the paradise birds, and mostly native of New Guinea. They have a long curved beak and a long graduated tail.

of turning up small stones in search of mollusks and other aquatic animals. Called also brant bird, sand runner, sea quail, sea lark, sparkback, and skirlcrake. Black turnstone, the California turnstone (Arenaria melanocephala). The adult in summer is mostly black, except some white streaks on the chest and forehead, a…

pecies of American clamatorial birds belonging to the family Tyrannidæ; -- called also tyrant bird.