| widow bird | <zoology> See Whidan bird. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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| sea bird | <zoology> Any swimming bird frequenting the sea; a sea fowl. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| huia bird | <zoology> A New Zealand starling (Heteralocha acutirostris), remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and straight, that of the female much longer and strongly curved. Origin: Native name; so called from its cry. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| devil bird | <zoology> A small water bird. See Dabchick. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| qua-bird | <zoology> The American night heron. See Night. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| egg-bird | <zoology> A species of tern, especially. The sooty tern (Sterna fuliginosa) of the West Indies. In the Bahama Islands the name is applied to the tropic bird, Phaethon flavirostris. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| ling-bird | <zoology> The European meadow pipit. Synonym: titling. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |