SPINETAIL

SPINETAIL Spine "tail `, n. (Zoöl.)(a ) Any one or several species of swifts of the genus Acanthylis, or Chætura, and allied genera, in which the shafts of the tail feathers terminate in rigid spines. (b ) Any one of several species of South American and Central American clamatorial birds belonging to Synallaxis and allied genera of the family Dendrocolaptidæ. They are allied to the ovenbirds. (c ) The ruddy duck. [Local, U.S.]

spinetail

spine |tail |ˈspʌɪnteɪl | ▶noun any of a number of birds with pointed feather tips projecting beyond the tail: ● (also spine-tailed swift ) a mainly African and Asian swift (several genera in the family Apodidae ). ● a small tropical American ovenbird (Synallaxis and other genera, family Furnariidae )..

spinetail

spine |tail |ˈspʌɪnteɪl | ▶noun any of a number of birds with pointed feather tips projecting beyond the tail: ● (also spine-tailed swift ) a mainly African and Asian swift (several genera in the family Apodidae ). ● a small tropical American ovenbird (Synallaxis and other genera, family Furnariidae )..