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sunbird
CIDE DICTIONARY
sunbird, n.
Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored birds of the family Nectariniidæ , native of Africa, Southern Asia, the East Indies, and Australia. In external appearance and habits they somewhat resemble humming birds, but they are true singing birds (Oscines). [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
sunbird, n. any small bright-plumaged Old World bird of the family Nectariniidae, resembling a humming-bird.
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