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darter, bird
(Encyclopedia)darter or anhinga ănhĭngˈgə [key], common name for a very slender, black water bird very closely related to the cormorant. It frequents the wooded borders of freshwater lakes, rivers, and swamps i...elephant bird
(Encyclopedia)elephant bird, extinct, flightless bird of the family Aepyornithidae. Once native to the island of Madagascar, these gigantic birds may have survived until as late as 1649. Today, they are known only ...harrier, bird
(Encyclopedia)harrier, bird: see hawk.butcher bird
(Encyclopedia)butcher bird: see shrike.umbrella bird
(Encyclopedia)umbrella bird: see cotinga.bird flu
(Encyclopedia)bird flu: see influenza.Bird Island
(Encyclopedia)Bird Island: see Aves Island.bird sanctuary
(Encyclopedia)bird sanctuary: see wildlife refuge. ...Bird Woman
(Encyclopedia)Bird Woman: see Sacajawea.Pratt, Daniel
(Encyclopedia)Pratt, Daniel, 1799–1873, American industrialist, b. Temple, N.H. He moved to Georgia at the age of 20, and after he had become a partner in a cotton gin he went (1833) to Alabama, where he founded ...Browse by Subject
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