Flycatcher: alternatives and connections

Feathers connecting the under surface of the wing and the body, and concealed by the closed wing.

Shaped like a bat's wing; as, a bat's-wing burner.

Any species of the genus Cicada. They are large hemipterous insects, with nearly transparent wings. The male makes a shrill sound by p…

One of a group of hymenopterous insects whose larvae feed parasitically upon living insects. See Ichneumon, 2.

mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled greyish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects

Said of a fore-and-aft rigged vessel with foresail set on one side and mainsail on the other; wing and wing.

Any bird of the family Bucerotidae, of which about sixty species are known, belonging to numerous genera. They inhabit the tropical pa…

Any bird of the genus Ibis and several allied genera, of the family Ibidae, inhabiting both the Old World and the New. Numerous specie…

Any one of numerous species of tropical American birds of the genus Galbula and allied genera. They are allied to the kingfishers, but…

A curious South American bird (Anhima, / Palamedea, cornuta), often domesticated by the natives and kept with poultry, which it defend…

Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving a…

One of a family (Lemuridae) of nocturnal mammals allied to the monkeys, but of small size, and having a sharp and foxlike muzzle, and…

Any one numerous species of small brush-tongued parrots or lories, found mostly in Australia, New Guinea and the adjacent islands, wit…

A division of birds including the swifts and humming birds. So called from the length of the distal part of the wing.

An extensive group of insects which are parasitic on birds and mammals, and feed on the feathers and hair; -- called also bird lice. S…

Any one of several species of long-tailed, passerine birds of the genus Momotus, having a strong serrated beak. In most of the species…

A class, or subclass, of arthropods, related to the hexapod insects, from which they differ in having the body made up of numerous sim…

A genus of aquatic hemipterus insects. The species feed upon other insects and are noted for their voracity; -- called also scorpion b…