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Passerine

Of or pertaining to the Passeres.

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Bird 76% connected

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

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Broadbill 76% connected

A wild duck (Aythya, / Fuligula, marila), which appears in large numbers on the eastern coast of the United States, in autumn; -- called also bluebil…

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Oscine 76% connected

Relating to the Oscines.

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Sparrow 76% connected

One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called a…

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Wren 76% connected

Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidae.

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