Definitions
Wiktionary
- n. Any of a group of colourful, mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae.
- n. Heinrichia calligyna, the great shortwing.
- n. A common name for Perilestidae, a family of damselflies in the order Odonata.
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong to
Brachypterix ,Callene , and allied genera.
Etymologies
- short + wing (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Family Common Name Species Turdidae Rusty-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.”
“Of the 365 birds known from this ecoregion, the rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) is the only ecoregional endemic (Table 2).”
“There is one near-endemic species, the rusty-bellied shortwing (Brachypteryx hyperythra) (Table 2).”
“The white-bellied shortwing also is a threatened species.”
“The white-bellied treepie, white-bellied shortwing, and grey-breasted laughingthrush are primarily montane species.”
“My totem is the Gos uber- shortwing so I guess I am a hopeless shortwinger at heart.”
“The correct technical word for a shortwing- flyer is "austringer".”
“Gaultheria flexuosa, Parus major: variegated shortwing, Papilio machaonires.”
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries
“Family Common Name Species Phasianidae Chestnut-breasted partridge Arborophila mandellii Phasianidae Cheer pheasant Catreus wallichi Timaliidae Ludlow's fulvetta Alcippe ludlowi Turdidae Rusty-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx hyperythra Timaliidae Elliot's laughingthrush Garrulax elliotii Timaliidae Immaculate wren-babbler Pnoepyga immaculata Timaliidae Snowy-throated babbler Stachyris oglei Timaliidae Hoary-throated barwing Actinodura nipalensis Timaliidae Spiny babbler Turdoides nipalensis Timaliidae Mishmi wren-babbler Spelaeornis badeigularis Phasianidae Western tragopan Tragopan melanocephalus An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.”
“Family Common Name Species Columbidae Nilgiri wood-pigeon Columba elphinstonii Bucconidae Malabar grey hornbill Ocyceros griseus Corvidae White-bellied treepie Dendrocitta leucogastra Turdidae White-bellied shortwing Brachypteryx major Pycnonotidae Grey-headed bulbul Pycnonotus priocephalus Timaliidae Grey-breasted laughingthrush Garrulax jerdoni Timaliidae Rufous babbler Turdoides subrufus Psittacidae Malabar parakeet Psittacula columboides An asterisk signifies that the species 'range is limited to this ecoregion.”
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