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Definition of Thorntails

Thorntail
Thorntail Thorn"tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A beautiful South American humming bird (Gouldia Popelairii), having the six outer tail feathers long, slender, and pointed. The head is ornamented with a long, pointed crest.

Meaning of Thorntails from wikipedia

- Trochilidae. The thorntails are sometimes placed in the genus Popelairia (Reichenbach, 1854), leaving Discosura for the racket-tipped thorntail. On the contrary...
- resemble those of coquettes than those of thorntails. Graves described the specimens of Letitia's thorntail, but noted that the perceived colors of hummingbirds...
- The wire-crested thorntail (Discosura popelairii) is a hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found in humid forests...
- The thorntail stingray, black stingray, or longtail stingray (Dasyatis thetidis) is a species of stingray in the family Dasyatidae. It is found off southern...
- other four thorntails in genus Popelairia, leaving the racket-tipped thorntail the only member of genus Discosura. The racket-tipped thorntail is monotypic:...
- proposed two subspecies for the green thorntail, current taxonomies treat it as monotypic. Male green thorntails are about 9.5 to 10.2 cm (3.7 to 4.0 in)...
- subtropical marine waters throughout the world. Some species, such as the thorntail stingray (Dasyatis thetidis), are found in warmer temperate oceans and...
- that reside in the SnowHorn Wastes. The ThornTail Tribe are a peaceful tribe of dinosaurs that live in ThornTail Hollow on Sauria. They are based on the...
- species like Lophornis coquettes, Chlorostilbon emeralds, and Discosura thorntails, are especially attracted for nectar. Several species in this genus are...
- The black-bellied thorntail (Discosura langsdorffi) is a species of hummingbird in the "coquettes", tribe Lesbiini of subfamily Lesbiinae. It is found...