thorntail

CIDE DICTIONARY

thorntailn. 
     A beautiful South American humming bird (Gouldia Popelairii), having the six outer tail feathers long, slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long, pointed crest.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

thorntail, n. any S. American humming-bird of the genus Popelairia.


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