Definitions
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Having husky or straw-like feathers on the neck: as, the strawnecked ibis, Carphibis spinicollis.
Examples
“A skein of straw-necked ibis moved across the pale sky like a lengthening and contracting rubber band.”
“A flock of fifty straw-necked ibis flew over as we began crossing the forty square miles of the Liverpool Plains.”
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Bird Wirds: Adjectives
Adjectives used in actual (non-taxonomic) bird names, past and present.
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