racket-tailed

Definitions

Having the tail formed in part like a racket; having a racket on the tail, as the motmots (Momotidæ), certain humming-birds (Discurus, etc.), or a parrakeet of the genus Prioniturus.

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The handsome _Bhimraj_ or larger racket-tailed drongo (_Dissemurus paradiseus_), a glorified king-crow with a tail fully 20 inches in length, is a Himalayan bird, but he dwells far from the madding crowd, and is not likely to be seen at any hill station except as a captive.

Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
It was the same with the lovely racket-tailed kingfishers and the fly-catchers, some of which had tails double the length of their own bodies, and of a delicacy that was beautiful in the extreme.

Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas George Manville Fenn 1870
Now it was a white eagle, then a vividly plumaged kingfisher, or a kind of black, racket-tailed daw with glossy plumage.

Middy and Ensign George Manville Fenn 1870
Caledonia and the racket-tailed parrot of the Philippines.

How to See the British Museum in Four Visits W. Blanchard Jerrold 1855
Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, spotted greater racket-tailed drongos, white-cheeked barbets and Malabar parakeets, among other species.

The Seattle Times 2011
Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, spotted greater racket-tailed drongos, white-cheeked barbets and Malabar parakeets, among other species.

NYT > Global Home By DAN PACKEL 2011
Guide to the Birds of the Indian Subcontinent, spotted greater racket-tailed drongos, white-cheeked barbets and Malabar parakeets, among other species.

NYT > Home Page By DAN PACKEL 2010