Forktail: alternatives and connections

The name of several very beautiful birds of the genus Paradisea and allied genera, inhabiting New Guinea and the adjacent islands. The…

One of the Eurylaimidae, a family of East Indian passerine birds.

The Persian nightingale (Pycnonotus jocosus). The name is also applied to several other Asiatic singing birds, of the family Timaliida…

A passerine bird of the family Dicruridae. They are usually black with a deeply forked tail. They are natives of Asia, Africa, and Aus…

Toward the rising sun; or toward the point where the sun rises when in the equinoctial; as, the east gate; the east border; the east s…

One of several species of Asiatic and East Indian birds of the genus Batrachostomus (family Podargidae); -- so called from their very…

One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Euro…

Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and allied g…

Made of maize or Indian corn; as, Indian corn, Indian meal, Indian bread, and the like.

Any of several wading birds belonging to the genus Jacana and several allied genera, all of which have spurs on the wings. They are ab…

Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera. They are allied to the crows, but are s…

One of several species of East Indian and Asiatic fresh-water fishes of the genus Ophiocephalus, remarkable for their power of living…

Any one of several species of fringilline birds of the genera Linota, Acanthis, and allied genera, esp. the common European species (L…

Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the genus Menura. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen tail feathers v…

Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Centr…

One of several species of swallows, usually having the tail less deeply forked than the tail of the common swallows.

Any one of several very large extinct species of wingless birds belonging to Dinornis, and other related genera, of the suborder Dinor…

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