- white-throated
needletail (Hirundapus caudacutus), also
known as needle-
tailed swift or
spine-
tailed swift, is a
large swift in the
genus Hirundapus. It is reputed...
- vocally. It is
known by a
number of
common names including spine-
tailed logrunner,
spine-
tail, logrunner,
scrub quail and chowcilla. The
Australian logrunner...
- The
Madagascar spinetail,
Madagascan spinetail or
Malagasy spinetail (Zoonavena grandidieri) is a
species of
swift in the
family Apodidae. It is found...
- (Mearnsia picina), also
known as the
Philippine needletail or
Philippine spine-
tailed swift, is a
species of
swift in the
family Apodidae. It is
endemic to...
- The
spinal column, also
known as the
vertebral column,
spine or backbone, is the core part of the
axial skeleton in vertebrates. The
vertebral column...
-
their wings during dives. The
fastest straight,
powered flight is the
spine-
tailed swift at 105 mph (170 km/h). High
aspect ratio (elongated)
wings confer...
- needletail, New
Guinea spine-
tailed swift or
Papuan spine-
tailed swift, is a
small (11.5 cm in length),
stocky swift with a short,
rounded tail and very fast flight...
-
richardsonii Hydrophiinae (Sea snakes)
Aipysurus Aipysurus eydouxii (
Spine-
tailed sea snake)
Aipysurus laevis (Olive sea snake)
Astrotia stokesii (Stoke's...
- The
helix is the
prominent rim of the auricle.
Where the
helix turns downwards posteriorly, a
small tubercle is
sometimes seen,
namely the
auricular tubercle...
- 3 to 6 lb (1.4 to 2.7 kg), the black-
tailed jackrabbit is one of the
largest North American hares. Black-
tailed jackrabbits occupy mixed shrub-gr****land...
