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RAVENS |
Black birds |
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MAGPIES |
Black-andwhite birds |
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SCARECROWS |
Field dummies frighten black birds? |
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ZOOMELANIN |
A pigment giving the black color to the feathers of
many birds. |
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LEIPOA |
...g but a
single species (Leipoa ocellata), about the size of a turkey. Its color
is variegated, brown, black, white, and gray. Called also native... |
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HAGDON |
...Puffinus;
esp., P. major, the greater shearwarter, and P. Stricklandi, the black
hagdon or sooty shearwater; -- called also hagdown, haglin, and... |
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PIPRA |
...birds
belonging to Pipra and allied genera, of the family Pipridae. The male
is usually glossy black, varied with scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. ... |
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ORIOLE |
...irds of
the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously colored with
yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O... |
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CORMORANT |
...s
having a sac under the beak; the shag. Cormorants devour fish
voraciously, and have become the emblem of gluttony. They are generally
black... |
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GODWIT |
...ds of the
genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. The European black-tailed godwit
(Limosa limosa), the American marbled godwit (L. fedoa), the Huds... |
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CHOUGH |
A bird of the Crow family (Fregilus graculus) of Europe. It
is of a black color, with a long, slender, curved bill and red legs; --
also called... |
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SHAMA |
...Its head, neck, back, breast, and tail are glossy black, the rump
white, the under parts chestnut. ... |
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ROOK |
A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but
smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of
the beak and... |
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TOUCAN |
... brilliantly colored with red, yellow, white, and black in
striking contrast. ... |
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PITTA |
...h as blue, green,
crimson, yellow, purple, and black. They are called also ground
thrushes, and Old World ant thrushes; but they are not related... |
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STORK |
...g, a
chimney, a church spire, or a pillar. The black stork (C. nigra) is
native of Asia, Africa, and Europe. ... |