#bird  warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  supertype:  vertebrate__craniate  animals having a bony or cartilaginous skeleton with a segmented spinal column and a large brain enclosed in a skull or cranium
  part:  neb  furcula  feather  wing  pennon  bird's_foot  uropygium  air_sac  uropygial_gland  syrinx  fowl
  member of:  class_Aves  flock
  subtype:  dickeybird__dickybird  (informal) small bird; adults talking to children sometimes call small birds dickeybirds
  subtype:  cock  adult male bird
     subtype:  gamecock__fighting_cock  a cock bred and trained for fighting
  subtype:  hen  adult female bird
  subtype:  night_bird__nightbird  any bird associated with night: owl; nightingale; nighthawk; etc
     subtype:  night_raven__nightraven  any bird that cries at night
  subtype:  bird_of_passage  any bird that migrates seasonally
  subtype:  protoavis__protoavi  most primitive avian type known; extinct bird of the Triassic having birdlike jaw and hollow limbs and breastbone with dinosaur-like tail and hind limbs
  subtype:  archaeopteryx__archeopteryx__Archaeopteryx_lithographica  extinct primitive toothed bird of the Upper Jurassic having a long feathered tail and hollow bones; usually considered the most primitive of all birds
  subtype:  Sinornis  sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous having a keeled breastbone and vestigial tail; found in China; considered possibly the second most primitive of all birds
  subtype:  Ibero-mesornis  sparrow-sized fossil bird of the Lower Cretaceous having a vestigial tail; found in Spain; considered possibly the third most primitive of all birds
  subtype:  archaeornis__archaeorni  extinct primitive toothed bird with a long feathered tail and three free clawed digits on each wing
  subtype:  ratite_bird__ratite__flightless_bird  flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds
     subtype:  ostrich__struthiocamelu  fast-running African flightless bird with two-toed feet; largest living bird
     subtype:  cassowary  large black flightless bird of Australia and New Guinea having a horny head crest
     subtype:  emu__Dromaius_novaehollandiae__Emu_novaehollandiae  large Australian flightless bird similar to the ostrich but smaller
     subtype:  kiwi__apteryx  nocturnal flightless bird of New Zealand having a long neck and stout legs; only surviving representative of the order Apterygiformes
     subtype:  Rhea_americana__rhea  larger of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Brazil to Patagonia
     subtype:  rhea__nandu__Pterocnemia_pennata  smaller of two tall fast-running flightless birds similar to ostriches but three-toed; found from Peru to Straits of Magellan
     subtype:  elephant_bird__aepyornis__aepyorni  huge (to 9 ft.) extinct flightless bird of Madagascar
     subtype:  moa  extinct flightless bird of New Zealand
        subtype:  giant_moa__giantmoa__Dinornis_giganteus  the largest moa; about 12 feet high
        subtype:  anomalopteryx__Anomalopteryx_oweni  the smallest moa; slender moa about the size of a large turkey
  subtype:  carinate_bird__carinate__flying_bird  birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles
  subtype:  passerine__passeriform_bird__passeriformbird  perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
     subtype:  oscine_bird__oscine  passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
        subtype:  songbird__songster  any bird having a musical call
        subtype:  honey_eater__honeyeater__honeysucker  Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
        subtype:  accentor  small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
           subtype:  hedge_sparrow__sparrow__dunnock__Prunella_modularis  small brownish European songbird
        subtype:  lark  any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
           subtype:  skylark__alaudaarvensi  brown-speckled European lark noted for singing while hovering at a great height
        subtype:  wagtail  Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
        subtype:  pipit__titlark__lark  small songbirds resembling larks
           subtype:  meadow_pipit__Anthus_pratensis  a common pipit that is brown above and white below; widely distributed in northern and central Europe and in Asia
        subtype:  finch  any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
           subtype:  chaffinch__Fringilla_coelebs  small European finch with a cheerful song
           subtype:  brambling__Fringilla_montifringilla  Eurasian finch
           subtype:  goldfinch__Carduelis_carduelis  small European finch having a crimson face and yellow-and-black wings
           subtype:  linnet__Carduelis_cannabina  small Old World finch whose male has a red breast and forehead
           subtype:  siskin__Carduelis_spinus  small sharp-billed yellow-and-black Eurasian finch
           subtype:  red_siskin__redsiskin__Carduelis_cucullata  South American species of scarlet finch with black head and wings and tail
           subtype:  Carduelis_flammea__redpoll  small siskin-like finch with a red crown
           subtype:  redpoll__Carduelis_hornemanni  small siskin-like finch with a red crown
           subtype:  New_world_goldfinch__goldfinch__yellowbird__Spinus_tristis  American finch whose male has yellow body plumage in summer
           subtype:  pine_siskin__pine_finch__Spinus_pinus  small finch of North American coniferous forests
           subtype:  house_finch__housefinch__linnet__Carpodacus_mexicanus  small finch originally of the western United States and Mexico
           subtype:  purple_finch__Carpodacus_purpureus  North American finch having a raspberry-red head and breast and rump
           subtype:  canary_bird__canary  any of several small Old World finches
              subtype:  common_canary__Serinus_canaria  native to the Canary Islands and Azores; popular usually yellow cage bird noted for its song
           subtype:  serin  any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe
           subtype:  crossbill__Loxia_curvirostra  finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed
           subtype:  bullfinch__Pyrrhula_pyrrhula  common European finch mostly black and white with red throat and breast
           subtype:  junco__snowbird  small North American finch seen chiefly in winter
              subtype:  dark-eyed_junco__slate-colored_junco__slatecoloredjunco__Junco_hyemalis  common North American junco having gray plumage and eyes with dark brown irises
           subtype:  New_World_sparrow  sparrow-like North American finches
              subtype:  vesper_sparrow__grass_finch__grassfinch__Pooecetes_gramineus  common North American finch noted for its evening song
              subtype:  white-throated_sparrow__whitethroat__Zonotrichia_albicollis  common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown
              subtype:  white-crowned_sparrow__whitecrownedsparrow__Zonotrichia_leucophrys  finch with black-and-white striped crown
              subtype:  chipping_sparrow__Spizella_passerina  small North American finch common in urban areas
              subtype:  field_sparrow__fieldsparrow__Spizella_pusilla  common North American finch of brushy pasturelands
              subtype:  Spizella_arborea__tree_sparrow  finch common in winter in the northern U.S.
              subtype:  song_sparrow__Melospiza_melodia  small songbird common in North America
              subtype:  swamp_sparrow__swampsparrow__Melospiza_georgiana  North American finch of marshy area
           subtype:  bunting  any of numerous seed-eating songbirds of Europe or North America
              subtype:  indigo_bunting__indigo_finch__indigo_bird__Passerina_cyanea  small deep blue North American bunting
              subtype:  ortolan_bunting__ortolanbunting__ortolan__Emberiza_hortulana  brownish Old World bunting often eaten as a delicacy
              subtype:  reed_bunting__Emberiza_schoeniclus  European bunting inhabiting marshy areas
              subtype:  yellowhammer__yellow_bunting__Emberiza_citrinella  European bunting the male being bright yellow
              subtype:  yellow-breasted_bunting__Emberiza_aureola  common in Russia and Siberia
              subtype:  snow_bunting__snowbird__snowflake__Plectrophenax_nivalis  white arctic bunting
           subtype:  grosbeak__grossbeak  any of various finches of Europe or America having a massive and powerful bill
              subtype:  evening_grosbeak__eveninggrosbeak__Hesperiphona_vespertina  North American grosbeak
              subtype:  hawfinch__Coccothraustes_coccothraustes  a common large finch of Eurasia
              subtype:  pine_grosbeak__Pinicola_enucleator  large grosbeak of coniferous forests of Old and New Worlds
           subtype:  cardinal_grosbeak__cardinal__Richmondena_Cardinalis__Cardinalis_cardinalis__redbird  crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male
           subtype:  pyrrhuloxia__Pyrrhuloxia_sinuata  crested gray-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico
           subtype:  towhee  any of numerous long-tailed American finches
              subtype:  chewink__Pipilo_erythrophthalmus  common towhee of eastern North America
              subtype:  green-tailed_towhee__Chlorura_chlorura  towhee of the Rocky mountain region
           subtype:  Hawaiian_honeycreeper__honeycreeper  small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands
              subtype:  mamo  black honeycreepers with yellow feathers around the tail; now extinct
        subtype:  honeycreeper  small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
           subtype:  banana_quit  any of several honeycreepers
        subtype:  weaver_finch__weaver__weaverbird  finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
           subtype:  baya__Ploceus_philippinus  common Indian weaverbird
           subtype:  whydah__whidah__widow_bird__widowbird  mostly black African weaverbird
           subtype:  Java_sparrow__Java_finch__ricebird__Padda_oryzivora  small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields
           subtype:  avadavat__amadavat  red Asian weaverbirds often kept as cage birds
           subtype:  grassfinch__grass_finch__grassfinch  usually brightly-colored Australian weaverbirds; often kept as cage birds
              subtype:  zebra_finch__zebrafinch__Poephila_castanotis  small Australian weaverbird with markings like a zebra's
        subtype:  Old_World_flycatcher__true_flycatcher__flycatcher  any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
           subtype:  spotted_flycatcher__spottedflycatcher__Muscicapa_striata__Muscicapa_grisola  common European woodland flycatcher with grayish-brown plumage
           subtype:  thickhead__whistler  Australian and southeastern Asian birds with a melodious whistling call
        subtype:  thrush  songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
           subtype:  missel_thrush__mistle_thrush__mistletoe_thrush__mistletoethrush__Turdus_viscivorus  large European thrush that feeds on mistletoe berries
           subtype:  song_thrush__mavis__mavi__throstle__Turdus_philomelos  common Old World thrush noted for its song
           subtype:  fieldfare__snowbird__Turdus_pilaris  medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter
           subtype:  redwing__Turdus_iliacus  small European thrush having reddish flanks
           subtype:  European_blackbird__blackbird__merl__merle__ouzel__ousel__Turdus_merula  common black European thrush
           subtype:  ring_ouzel__ring_blackbird__ring_thrush__Turdus_torquatus  European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck
           subtype:  American_robin__robin__Turdus_migratorius  large American thrush having a rust-red breast and abdomen
           subtype:  clay-colored_robin__Turdus_grayi  robin of Mexico and Central America
           subtype:  hermit_thrush__Hylocichla_guttata  North American thrush noted for its complex and appealing song
           subtype:  veery__Wilson's_thrush__Hylocichla_fuscescens  tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song
           subtype:  wood_thrush__Hylocichla_mustelina  large thrush common in eastern American woodlands; noted for its melodious song
           subtype:  nightingale__lusciniamegarhyncho  European songbird noted for its melodious nocturnal song
              subtype:  bulbul  nightingale spoken of in Persian poetry
           subtype:  thrush_nightingale__Luscinia_luscinia  large nightingale of eastern Europe
           subtype:  Old_World_chat__chat  songbirds having a chattering call
              subtype:  stonechat__Saxicola_torquata  common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast
              subtype:  whinchat__Saxicola_rubetra  brown-and-buff European songbird of grassy meadows
           subtype:  solitaire  dull gray North American thrushes noted for its beautiful song
           subtype:  redstart__redtail  European songbird with a reddish breast and tail; related to Old World robins
           subtype:  wheatear  small songbird of northern America and Eurasia having a distinctive white rump
           subtype:  bluebird  blue North American songbird
           subtype:  robin_redbreast__robinredbreast__robin__redbreast__Old_World_robin__Erithacus_rubecola  small Old World songbird with a reddish breast
           subtype:  bluethroat__Erithacus_svecicus  songbird of northern Europe and Asia
        subtype:  warbler  a small active songbird
           subtype:  gnatcatcher  very small North and South American warblers
           subtype:  kinglet  small birds resembling warblers but having some of the habits of titmice
              subtype:  goldcrest__golden-crested_kinglet__Regulus_regulus  European kinglet with a black-bordered yellow crown patch
              subtype:  gold-crowned_kinglet__Regulus_satrata  American golden-crested kinglet
              subtype:  ruby-crowned_kinglet__ruby-crowned_wren__Regulus_calendula  American kinglet with a notable song and in the male a red crown patch
           subtype:  Old_World_warbler__true_warbler  small active brownish or grayish Old World birds
              subtype:  blackcap__Silvia_atricapilla  small brownish-gray warbler with a black crown
              subtype:  wood_warbler__Phylloscopus_sibilatrix  European woodland warbler with dull yellow plumage
              subtype:  sedge_warbler__sedgewarbler__sedge_bird__sedgebird__sedge_wren__sedgewren__reedbird__Acrocephalus_schoenobaenus  small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and winters in Africa
              subtype:  wren_warbler  small Asiatic and African bird; constructs nests like those of tailorbirds
              subtype:  tailorbird__Orthotomus_sutorius  tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to form and conceal its nest
           subtype:  greater_whitethroat__whitethroat__Sylvia_communis  grayish-brown Old World warbler with a white throat and underparts
           subtype:  lesser_whitethroat__whitethroat__Sylvia_curruca  Old World warbler similar to the greater whitethroat but smaller
           subtype:  New_World_warbler__wood_warbler  small bright-colored American songbird with a weak unmusical song
              subtype:  parula_warbler__northern_parula__Parula_americana  small gray-blue wood warbler with yellow throat and breast; of eastern North America
              subtype:  Wilson's_warbler__Wilson's_blackcap__Wilsonia_pusilla  yellow wood warbler with a black crown
              subtype:  flycatching_warbler__flycatchingwarbler  any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing
                 subtype:  American_redstart__redstart__Setophaga_ruticilla  flycatching warbler of eastern North America the male having bright orange on sides and wings and tail
              subtype:  Cape_May_warbler__Dendroica_tigrina  North American wood warbler; olive green and yellow striped with black
              subtype:  yellow_warbler__golden_warbler__yellowbird__Dendroica_petechia  yellow-throated American wood warbler
              subtype:  Blackburn__Blackburnian_warbler__Dendroica_fusca  black-and-white North American wood warbler having an orange-and-black head and throat
              subtype:  Audubon's_warbler__Audubon_warbler__Dendroica_auduboni  common warbler of western North America
              subtype:  myrtle_warbler__myrtle_bird__Dendroica_coronata  similar to Audubon's warbler
              subtype:  blackpoll__Dendroica_striate  North American warbler having a black-and-white head
              subtype:  New_World_chat__chat  birds having a chattering call
                 subtype:  yellow-breasted_chat__Icteria_virens  American warbler noted for imitating songs of other birds
              subtype:  Seiurus_aurocapillus__ovenbird  American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
              subtype:  water_thrush__waterthrush  brownish North American warbler found near streams
              subtype:  yellowthroat  small olive-colored American warblers with yellow breast and throat
                 subtype:  common_yellowthroat__Maryland_yellowthroat__Geothlypis_trichas  an American warbler
        subtype:  babbler__cackler  any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
        subtype:  bird_of_paradise  any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
           subtype:  riflebird__Ptloris_paradisea  velvety black Australian bird of paradise with green and purple iridescence on head and tail
        subtype:  New_World_oriole__American_oriole__oriole  American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
           subtype:  northern_oriole__Icterus_galbula  a kind of New World oriole
              subtype:  Baltimore_oriole__Baltimore_bird__hangbird__firebird__Icterus_galbula_galbula  eastern subspecies of northern oriole
              subtype:  Bullock's_oriole__Icterus_galbula_bullockii  western subspecies of northern oriole
           subtype:  orchard_oriole__orchardoriole__Icterus_spurius  the male is chestnut-and-black
           subtype:  meadowlark__lark  North American yellow-breasted songbirds
              subtype:  eastern_meadowlark__easternmeadowlark__Sturnella_magna  a meadowlark of eastern North America
              subtype:  western_meadowlark__westernmeadowlark__Sturnella_neglecta  a meadowlark of western North America
           subtype:  cacique__cazique  black-and-red or black-and-yellow orioles of the American tropics
           subtype:  bobolink__ricebird__reedbird__Dolichonyx_oryzivorus  migratory American songbird
           subtype:  New_World_blackbird__blackbird  any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
              subtype:  grackle__crowblackbird  long-tailed American blackbird having iridescent black plumage
                 subtype:  purple_grackle__Quiscalus_quiscula  eastern United States grackle
              subtype:  rusty_blackbird__rusty_grackle__rustygrackle__Euphagus_carilonus  North American blackbird whose bluish-black plumage is rusty-edged in the fall
              subtype:  cowbird  North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs in other birds' nests
              subtype:  red-winged_blackbird__redwing__Agelaius_phoeniceus  North American blackbird with scarlet patches on the wings
        subtype:  Old_World_oriole__oriole  mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
           subtype:  golden_oriole__Oriolus_oriolus  bright yellow songbird with black wings
           subtype:  fig-bird__figbird  greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits
        subtype:  starling  gregarious birds native to the Old World
           subtype:  common_starling__Sturnus_vulgaris  gregarious bird having plumage with dark metallic gloss; builds nests around dwellings and other structures; naturalized worldwide
           subtype:  rose-colored_starling__rose-colored_pastor__Pastor_sturnus__Pastor_roseus  glossy black bird with pink back and abdomen; chiefly Asian
           subtype:  myna_bird__myna__mynah__mina__minah__mynah_bird__mynahbird  tropical Asian starlings
              subtype:  crested_myna__crestedmyna__Acridotheres_tristis  dark brown crested bird of southeastern Asia
              subtype:  hill_myna__Indian_grackle__grackle__graculareligiosa  glossy black Asiatic starling often taught to mimic speech
        subtype:  corvine_bird__corvinebird  birds of the crow family
           subtype:  crow  black birds having a raucous call
              subtype:  American_crow__Corvus_brachyrhyncos  common crow of N. America
           subtype:  raven__Corvus_corax  large black bird with a straight bill and long wedge-shaped tail
           subtype:  Corvus_frugilegus__rook  common gregarious Old World bird about the size and color of the American crow
           subtype:  jackdaw__daw__Corvus_monedula  common black-and-gray Eurasian bird noted for thievery
           subtype:  chough  a European corvine bird of small or medium size with red legs and glossy black plumage
           subtype:  jay  crested largely blue bird
              subtype:  Old_World_jay  a European jay
                 subtype:  common_European_jay__Garullus_garullus  fawn-colored jay with black-and-white crest and blue-and-black wings
              subtype:  New_World_jay  a North American jay
                 subtype:  blue_jay__jaybird__Cyanocitta_cristata  common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey breast
              subtype:  Canada_jay__gray_jay__camp_robber__whisker_jack__whiskerjack__Perisoreus_canadensis  gray jay of northern North America with black-capped head and no crest; noted for boldness in thievery
                 subtype:  Rocky_Mountain_jay__Perisoreus_canadensis_capitalis  a Canada jay with a white head; widely distributed from Montana to Arizona
           subtype:  nutcracker  speckled birds that feed on nuts
              subtype:  common_nutcracker__Nucifraga_caryocatactes  Old World nutcracker
              subtype:  Clark's_nutcracker__Nucifraga_columbiana  nutcracker of the western United States
           subtype:  magpie  long-tailed black-and-white bird that utters a chattering call
              subtype:  European_magpie__Pica_pica  common European magpie
              subtype:  American_magpie__Pica_pica_hudsonia  magpie of Rocky mountain regions
        subtype:  Australian_magpie  black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
           subtype:  butcherbird.Australian_magpie  large carnivorous Australian bird with the shrike-like habit of impaling prey on thorns
           subtype:  currawong__bell_magpie  bluish black fruit-eating bird with a bell-like call
           subtype:  piping_crow-shrike__piping_crow__Gymnorhina_tibicen  crow-sized black-and-white bird; a good mimic often caged
        subtype:  mockingbird__mocker__Mimus_polyglotktos  long-tailed gray-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
        subtype:  blue_mockingbird__Melanotis_caerulescens  mockingbird of Mexico
        subtype:  gray_catbird__catbird__Dumetella_carolinensis  North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
        subtype:  thrasher__mocking_thrush__mockingthrush  thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
           subtype:  brown_thrasher__brownthrasher__brown_thrush__brownthrush__Toxostoma_rufums  common large songbird of eastern United States having reddish-brown plumage
        subtype:  New_Zealand_wren  birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
           subtype:  rock_wren__Xenicus_gilviventris  short-tailed bird resembling a wren
           subtype:  rifleman_bird__Acanthisitta_chloris  small green-and-bronze bird
        subtype:  tree_creeper__creeper  any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb about on trees
           subtype:  brown_creeper__browncreeper__American_creeper__Certhia_americana  common American brown creeper with down-curved bill
           subtype:  European_creeper__Certhia_familiaris  common European brown-and-buff tree creeper with down-curved bill
           subtype:  wall_creeper__tichodrome__Tichodroma_muriaria  crimson-and-gray songbird that inhabits town walls and mountain cliffs of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
        subtype:  nuthatch__nutcracker  any of various small short-tailed sharp-beaked birds that creep on trees and feed on small nuts and insects
           subtype:  European_nuthatch__Sitta_europaea  a kind of nuthatch
           subtype:  red-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_canadensis  bluish-gray nuthatch with reddish breast; of northern coniferous forests
           subtype:  white-breasted_nuthatch__Sitta_carolinensis  bluish-gray nuthatch with black head and white breast; of eastern North America
        subtype:  titmouse__tit  small insectivorous birds
           subtype:  chickadee  any of various small gray-and-black songbirds of North America
              subtype:  black-capped_chickadee__blackcap__Parus_atricapillus  Chickadee having a dark crown
              subtype:  Carolina_chickadee__Parus_carolinensis  southern United States chickadee similar to the blackcap but smaller
           subtype:  tufted_titmouse__Parus_bicolor  crested titmouse of eastern and midwestern United States
           subtype:  blue_tit__tomtit__Parus_caeruleus  widely distributed European titmouse with bright cobalt blue wings and tail and crown of the head
           subtype:  bushtit__bush_tit  active gray titmice of western North America
           subtype:  wren-tit__Chamaea_fasciata  small brown bird of California resembling a wren
           subtype:  verdin__Auriparus_flaviceps  very small yellow-headed titmouse of Western North America
        subtype:  fairy_bluebird__fairybluebird__bluebird  fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
        subtype:  swallow  small long-winged songbird noted for swift graceful flight and the regularity of its migrations
           subtype:  barn_swallow__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Hirundo_rustica  common swallow of North America and Europe that nests in barns etc.
           subtype:  cliff_swallow__cliffswallow__Hirundo_pyrrhonota  North American swallow that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
           subtype:  tree_swallow__tree_martin__Hirundo_nigricans  of Australia and Polynesia; nests in tree cavities
           subtype:  white-bellied_swallow__whitebelliedswallow__tree_swallow__Iridoprocne_bicolor  bluish-green-and-white North American swallow; nests in tree cavities
           subtype:  martin  any of various swallows with squarish or slightly forked tail and long pointed wings; migrate around Martinmas
              subtype:  house_martin__housemartin__Delichon_urbica  common small European martin that builds nests under the eaves of houses
              subtype:  bank_martin__bank_swallow__sand_martin__Riparia_riparia  swallow of the northern hemisphere that nests in tunnels dug in clay or sand banks
              subtype:  purple_martin__Progne_subis  large North American martin of which the male is blue-black
        subtype:  wood_swallow__swallow_shrike__swallowshrike  Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
        subtype:  tanager  any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
           subtype:  scarlet_tanager__scarlettanager__Piranga_olivacea__redbird__firebird  the male is bright red with black wings and tail
           subtype:  western_tanager__westerntanager__Piranga_ludoviciana  of western North America; male is black and yellow and orange-red
           subtype:  summer_tanager__summer_redbird__Piranga_rubra  of middle and southern United States; male is deep rose-red the female mostly yellow
           subtype:  hepatic_tanager__hepatictanager__Piranga_flava_hepatica  common tanager of southwestern United States and Mexico
        subtype:  shrike  any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
           subtype:  butcherbird  shrikes that impale their prey on thorns
              subtype:  European_shrike__Lanius_excubitor  common European butcherbird
              subtype:  northern_shrike__Lanius_borealis  butcherbird of northern North American
              subtype:  white-rumped_shrike__Lanius_ludovicianus_excubitorides  of western North America; gray with white underparts
           subtype:  loggerhead_shrike__Lanius_lucovicianus  common shrike of southeastern United States having black eye-bands
           subtype:  migrant_shrike__migrantshrike__Lanius_ludovicianus_migrans  of central North America; winters in Texas and the south Mississippi valley
           subtype:  bush_shrike  African shrike
              subtype:  black-fronted_bush_shrike__Chlorophoneus_nigrifrons  a kind of bush shrike
        subtype:  bowerbird__catbird  any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
           subtype:  satin_bowerbird__satinbowerbird__satin_bird__satinbird__Ptilonorhynchus_violaceus  of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light gray-green
           subtype:  great_bowerbird__greatbowerbird__Chlamydera_nuchalis  large bowerbird of northern Australia
        subtype:  water_ouzel__waterouzel__dipper  small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
           subtype:  European_water_ouzel__Cinclus_aquaticus  a water ouzel of Europe
           subtype:  American_water_ouzel__Cinclus_mexicanus  a water ouzel of western North America
        subtype:  vireo  any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-gray in color
           subtype:  red-eyed_vireo__Vireo_olivaceous  of northern North America having red irises and a olive-gray body with white underparts
           subtype:  solitary_vireo__Vireo_solitarius  of eastern North America having a bluish-gray head and mostly green body
           subtype:  blue-headed_vireo__Vireo_solitarius_solitarius  common vireo of northeastern North America with bluish slaty-gray head
        subtype:  waxwing  brown velvety-plumaged songbirds of the northern hemisphere having crested heads and red waxy wing tips
           subtype:  cedar_waxwing__cedarwaxwing__cedarbird__bombycillacedrorun  widely distributed over temperate North America
           subtype:  Bohemian_waxwing__Bombycilla_garrulus  large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but larger than the cedar waxwing
     subtype:  true_sparrow__sparrow  any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
        subtype:  English_sparrow__house_sparrow__housesparrow__Passer_domesticus  small hardy brown-and-gray bird native to Europe
        subtype:  tree_sparrow__Passer_montanus  Eurasian sparrow smaller than the house sparrow
     subtype:  lyrebird  Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
     subtype:  scrubbird__scrub_bird__scrubbird  small fast-running Australian bird resembling a wren and frequenting brush or scrub
     subtype:  broadbill  small birds of the Old World tropics having bright plumage and short wide bills
     subtype:  tyrannid  a passerine bird of the suborder Tyranni
        subtype:  New_World_flycatcher__flycatcher__tyrant_flycatcher__tyrant_bird  large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
           subtype:  kingbird__Tyrannus_tyrannus  large American flycatcher
              subtype:  Arkansas_kingbird__western_kingbird__westernkingbird  a kingbird seen in western United States; head and back are pale gray and the breast is yellowish and the tail is black
              subtype:  Cassin's_kingbird__Tyrannus_vociferans  a kingbird seen in the southwestern United States; largely gray with a yellow abdomen
              subtype:  eastern_kingbird__easternkingbird  a kingbird that breeds in North American and winters in tropical America; distinguished by a white band on the tip of the tail
              subtype:  gray_kingbird__petchary__Tyrannus_domenicensis_domenicensis  a kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird
           subtype:  wood_pewee__pewee__peewit__pewit__Contopus_virens  small olive-colored woodland flycatchers of eastern North America
              subtype:  western_wood_pewee__Contopus_sordidulus  small flycatcher of western North America
           subtype:  Sayornis_phoebe__phoebe__phoebe_bird  small dun-colored North American flycatcher
           subtype:  vermillion_flycatcher__firebird__Pyrocephalus_rubinus_mexicanus  tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage
           subtype:  cotinga__chatterer  passerine bird of New World tropics
              subtype:  Rupicola_rupicola__cock_of_the_rock  tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest
              subtype:  cock_of_the_rock__Rupicola_peruviana  bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola
              subtype:  bellbird  any of several tropical American birds of the genus Procnias having a bell-like call
              subtype:  umbrella_bird__Cephalopterus_ornatus  black tropical American bird having a large overhanging crest and long feathered wattle
           subtype:  scissortail__scissortailed_flycatcher__scissortailedflycatcher__Muscivora-forficata  gray flycatcher of the southwestern United States and Mexico and Central America having a long forked tail and white breast and salmon and scarlet markings
        subtype:  manakin  any of numerous small bright-colored birds of Central and South America having short bills and elaborate courtship behavior
        subtype:  ovenbird  small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped clay nests
        subtype:  antbird__ant_bird__antbird  any of various dull-colored South American birds that feeding on ants some following army ant swarms
           subtype:  ant_thrush__antthrush  a kind of antbird
           subtype:  ant_shrike__antshrike  antbirds superficially resembling shrikes
           subtype:  spotted_antbird__spottedantbird__Hylophylax_naevioides  a kind of antbird
        subtype:  woodhewer__woodcreeper__tree_creeper  any of numerous South and Central American birds with a curved bill and stiffened tail feathers that climb and feed like woodpeckers
        subtype:  pitta  any bird of the genus Pitta; brilliantly colored chiefly terrestrial birds with short wings and tail and stout bills
     subtype:  jenny_wren__jennywren__wren  and of several small active brown birds of the northern hemisphere with short upright tails; they feed on insects
        subtype:  winter_wren__Troglodytes_troglodytes  small wren of coniferous forests of northern hemisphere
        subtype:  house_wren__housewren__Troglodytes_aedon  common American wren that nests around houses
        subtype:  marsh_wren__marshwren  a wren of the genus Cistothorus that frequents marshes
           subtype:  long-billed_marsh_wren__Cistothorus_palustris  American wren that inhabits tall reed beds
           subtype:  sedge_wren__sedgewren__short-billed_marsh_wren__Cistothorus_platensis  small American wren inhabiting wet sedgy meadows
        subtype:  Salpinctes_obsoletus__rock_wren  wren inhabiting badlands and mesa country of western United States and Mexico
        subtype:  Carolina_wren__Thryothorus_ludovicianus  large United States wren with a musical call
        subtype:  cactus_wren  large harsh-voiced American wren of arid regions of the United States southwest and Mexico
  subtype:  nonpasserine_bird  chiefly arboreal birds especially of the order Coraciiformes
  subtype:  bird_of_prey__raptor__raptorial_bird__raptorialbird  any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals
     subtype:  order_Accipitriformes__Accipitriformes  in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes
     subtype:  hawk  diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
        subtype:  eyas  an unfledged or nestling hawk
        subtype:  tiercel__tercel__tercelet  male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon
        subtype:  goshawk__Accipiter_gentilis  large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry
        subtype:  Accipiter_nisus__sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk  small hawk of Eurasia and North Africa
        subtype:  Cooper's_hawk__blue_darter__Accipiter_cooperii  bluish-gray North American hawk having a darting flight
        subtype:  chicken_hawk__chickenhawk__henhawk  nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry
        subtype:  buteonine  any hawk of the genus Buteo
        subtype:  redtail__redtailedhawk__Buteo_jamaicensis  dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail
        subtype:  rough-legged_hawk__roughleg__Buteo_lagopus  large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers
        subtype:  red-shouldered_hawk__Buteo_lineatus  North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders
        subtype:  buzzard__Buteo_buteo  the common European short-winged hawk
        subtype:  honey_buzzard__honeybuzzard__Pernis_apivorus  Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles
        subtype:  kite  any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
           subtype:  black_kite__blackkite__Milvus_migrans  dark Old World kite feeding chiefly on carrion
           subtype:  swallow-tailed_kite__swallow-tailed_hawk__Elanoides_forficatus  graceful North American black-and-white kite
           subtype:  white-tailed_kite__Elanus_leucurus  gray-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions
        subtype:  harrier  hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals
           subtype:  marsh_harrier__marshharrier__Circus_Aeruginosus  Old World harrier frequenting marshy regions
           subtype:  Montagu's_harrier__Circus_pygargus  brownish European harrier
           subtype:  marsh_hawk__marshhawk__northern_harrier__hen_harrier__henharrier__Circus_cyaneus  common harrier of North America and Europe; nests in marshes and open land
        subtype:  harrier_eagle__harriereagle__short-toed_eagle  any of numerous large Old Wold hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles
        subtype:  falcon  diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
           subtype:  peregrine_falcon__peregrinefalcon__Falco_peregrinus  a widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry
              subtype:  falcon-gentle__falcon-gentil  female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon
           subtype:  gyrfalcon__gerfalcon__Falco_rusticolus  large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases
           subtype:  Falco_tinnunculus__kestrel  small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind
           subtype:  sparrow_hawk__sparrowhawk__americankestrel__kestrel__Falco_sparverius  small North American falcon
           subtype:  pigeon_hawk__merlin__Falco_columbarius  small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry
           subtype:  Falco_subbuteo__hobby  small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds
           subtype:  caracara  any of various long-legged carrion-eating hawks of South and Central America
              subtype:  Audubon's_caracara__Polyborus_cheriway_audubonii  widespread from southern United States to Central America; rusty black with black-and-white breast and tail
              subtype:  carancha__Polyborus_plancus  South American caracara
        subtype:  osprey__fish_hawk__fish_eagle__sea_eagle__seaeagle__Pandion_haliaetus  large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
     subtype:  bird_of_Jove__eagle  any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight
        subtype:  eaglet  a young eagle
        subtype:  harpy_eagle__harpyeagle__harpy__Harpia_harpyja  large black-and-white crested eagle of tropical America
        subtype:  golden_eagle__Aquila_chrysaetos  large eagle of mountainous regions of the northern hemisphere having a golden-brown head and neck
           subtype:  ringtail  an immature golden eagle
        subtype:  tawny_eagle__tawnyeagle__Aquila_rapax  brownish eagle of Africa and parts of Asia
        subtype:  bald_eagle__American_eagle__Haliaeetus_leucocephalus  large North American eagle having a white head and dark wings and body
        subtype:  sea_eagle__seaeagle  any of various large eagles that usually feed on fish
           subtype:  Kamchatkan_sea_eagle__Stellar's_sea_eagle__Haliaeetus_pelagicus  found on coasts of western north Pacific
           subtype:  ern__erne__gray_sea_eagle__European_sea_eagle__white-tailed_sea_eagle__Haliatus_albicilla  bulky grayish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail; of Europe and Greenland
           subtype:  fishing_eagle__fishingeagle__Haliaeetus_leucorhyphus  of southeast Europe and central Asia
     subtype:  vulture  any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion
        subtype:  family_Aegypiidae__Aegypiidae  in some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae
        subtype:  Old_World_vulture  any of several large vultures of Africa and Eurasia
           subtype:  griffon_vulture__griffonvulture__griffon__Gyps_fulvus  large vulture of southern Europe and northern Africa having pale plumage with black wings
           subtype:  bearded_vulture__beardedvulture__lammergeier__lammergeyer__Gypaetus_barbatus  the largest Eurasian bird of prey; having black feathers hanging around the bill
           subtype:  Egyptian_vulture__Pharaoh's_chicken__Neophron_percnopterus  small mostly white vulture of Africa and southern Eurasia
           subtype:  Aegypius_monachus__black_vulture__blackvulture  of southern Eurasia and northern Africa
        subtype:  New_World_vulture__cathartid  large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures
           subtype:  turkey_buzzard__buzzard__turkey_vulture__Cathartes_aura  common in South and Central America and southern United States
           subtype:  condor  largest flying birds in the western hemisphere
              subtype:  Andean_condor__Vultur_gryphus  large vulture of the high Andes having black plumage and white neck ruff
              subtype:  California_condor__Gymnogyps_californianus  North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct
           subtype:  black_vulture__blackvulture__carrion_crow__carrioncrow__Coragyps_atratus  American vulture smaller than the turkey buzzard
           subtype:  king_vulture__Sarcorhamphus_papa  large black-and-white vulture of South and Central America have colorful wattles and wartlike protuberances on head and neck
     subtype:  secretary_bird__secretarybird__Sagittarius_serpentarius  large long-legged African bird of prey that feeds on reptiles
     subtype:  owl__bird_of_Minerva__bird_of_night__hooter  nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
        subtype:  owlet  young owl
        subtype:  little_owl__Athene_noctua  small European owl
        subtype:  horned_owl  large owls having prominent ear tufts
           subtype:  great_horned_owl__Bubo_virginianus  brown North American horned owl
        subtype:  great_gray_owl__Strix_nebulosa  large dish-faced owl of northern North America and western Eurasia
        subtype:  tawny_owl__tawnyowl__Strix_aluco  reddish-brown European owl having a round head with black eyes
        subtype:  barred_owl__Strix_varia  large owl of eastern North America having its breast and abdomen streaked with brown
        subtype:  Otus_asio__screech_owl__screechowl  small North American owl having hornlike tufts of feathers
        subtype:  screech_owl__screechowl  any owl that has a screeching cry
        subtype:  scops_owl__scopsowl  any of several small owls having ear tufts and a whistling call
           subtype:  Old_World_scops_owl__Otus_scops  European scops owl
           subtype:  Oriental_scops_owl__Otus_sunia  Asian scops owl
        subtype:  hoot_owl  any owl that hoots as distinct from screeching
        subtype:  hawk_owl__Surnia_ulula  gray-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
        subtype:  long-eared_owl__Asio_otus  slender European owl of coniferous forests with long ear tufts
        subtype:  laughing_owl__laughing_jackass__Sceloglaux_albifacies  almost extinct owl of New Zealand
        subtype:  barn_owl__Tyto_alba  mottled buff and white owl often inhabiting barns and other structures; important in rodent control
  subtype:  gallinaceous_bird__gallinaceon  heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds
     subtype:  domestic_fowl__fowl__poultry  a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
        subtype:  Dorking  an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled)
        subtype:  Plymouth_Rock  an American breed of domestic fowl
        subtype:  Cornish  English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters
        subtype:  Rock_Cornish  small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl
        subtype:  game_fowl  any of several breeds reared for cock-fighting
        subtype:  cochin_china__cochin  Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs
        subtype:  chicken__Gallus_gallus  a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
           subtype:  bantam  any of various small breeds
           subtype:  chick__biddy  young bird especially of domestic fowl
           subtype:  rooster__cock  adult male chicken
              subtype:  cockerel  a young domestic cock; not older than one year
           subtype:  capon  castrated male chicken
           subtype:  biddy__hen  adult female chicken
              subtype:  cackler  a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk
              subtype:  brood_hen__broodhen__broody__broody_hen__setting_hen__settinghen__sitter  a domestic hen ready to brood
              subtype:  layer.biddy  a hen that lays eggs
              subtype:  pullet  young hen usually less than a year old
           subtype:  spring_chicken  a young chicken having tender meat
           subtype:  Rhode_Island_red  American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken
           subtype:  Dominique__Dominick  American breed of chicken having barred gray plumage raised for meat and brown eggs
           subtype:  Orpington  English breed of large white-skinned chickens
        subtype:  Meleagris_gallopavo__turkey  large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
           subtype:  turkey_cock__gobbler__tom__tomturkey  male turkey
        subtype:  guinea_fowl__guinea__Numida_meleagris  W African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world
           subtype:  guinea_hen  female guinea fowl
     subtype:  jungle_fowl__gallina  small Asiatic wild bird; believed to be ancestral to domestic fowl
        subtype:  jungle_cock  male jungle fowl
        subtype:  jungle_hen  female jungle fowl
        subtype:  red_jungle_fowl__Gallus_gallus  SE Asian jungle fowl considered ancestral to domestic fowl
     subtype:  ocellated_turkey__ocellatedturkey__agriocharisocellata  wild turkey of Central and northern South America
     subtype:  game_bird  any bird hunted as game
        subtype:  grouse  popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
           subtype:  black_grouse__blackgrouse  grouse of which the male is bluish-black
              subtype:  European_black_grouse__heathfowl__Lyrurus_tetrix  large north European black grouse with a lyre-shaped tail
              subtype:  Asian_black_grouse__Lyrurus_mlokosiewiczi  of W. Asia
              subtype:  blackcock__black_cock__blackcock  male black grouse
              subtype:  grayhen__gray_hen__heath_hen  female black grouse
           subtype:  ptarmigan  large arctic and subarctic grouse with feathered feet and usually white winter plumage
              subtype:  red_grouse__redgrouse__moorfowl__moorbird__moorgame__Lagopus_scoticus  reddish-brown grouse of upland moors of Great Britain
                 subtype:  moorhen  female red grouse
                 subtype:  moorcock  male red grouse
           subtype:  capercaillie__capercailzie__horse_of_the_wood__Tetrao_urogallus  large black Old World grouse
           subtype:  spruce_grouse__Canachites_canadensis  North American grouse that feeds on evergreen buds and needles
           subtype:  sage_grouse__sage_hen__Centrocercus_urophasianus  large grouse of sagebrush regions of North America
           subtype:  ruffed_grouse__partridge__Bonasa_umbellus  valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
           subtype:  sharp-tailed_grouse__sprigtail__pedioecetesphasianellu  large grouse of prairies and open forests of western North America
           subtype:  prairie_chicken__prairiechicken__prairie_grouse__prairiegrouse__prairie_fowl__prairiefowl  brown mottled North American grouse of western prairies
              subtype:  greater_prairie_chicken__Tympanuchus_cupido  the most common variety of prairie chicken
              subtype:  lesser_prairie_chicken__Tympanuchus_pallidicinctus  a smaller prairie chicken of Western Texas
              subtype:  heath_hen__Tympanuchus_cupido_cupido  extinct prairie chicken
        subtype:  phasianid  a kind of game bird in the family Phasianidae
           subtype:  pheasant  large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere
              subtype:  ring-necked_pheasant__Phasianus_colchicus  common pheasant having bright plumage and a white neck ring
              subtype:  afropavo__Congo_peafowl__Afropavo_congensis  both sexes are brightly colored
              subtype:  argus_pheasant__arguspheasant__argus__argu  large brilliantly patterned East Indian pheasant
              subtype:  golden_pheasant__Chrysolophus_pictus  brightly colored crested pheasant of mountains of western and central Asia
              subtype:  monal__monaul  brilliantly colored south Asian pheasant
              subtype:  peafowl__bird_of_Juno  very large terrestrial southeast Asian pheasant often raised as an ornamental bird
                 subtype:  peachick  a young peafowl
                 subtype:  peacock  male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
                 subtype:  peahen  female peafowl
                 subtype:  blue_peafowl__Pavo_cristatus  peafowl of India and Ceylon
                 subtype:  green_peafowl__greenpeafowl__Pavo_muticus  peafowl of southeast Asia
              subtype:  tragopan  brilliantly colored Asian pheasant having wattles and two fleshy processes on the head
           subtype:  quail  small gallinaceous game birds
              subtype:  bobwhite_quail__bobwhite__partridge  a popular North American game bird; named for its call
                 subtype:  northern_bobwhite__Colinus_virginianus  a favorite game bird of eastern and central United States
              subtype:  Old_World_quail  small game bird with a rounded body and small tail
                 subtype:  migratory_quail__migratoryquail__Coturnix_coturnix__Coturnix_communis  the typical Old World quail
              subtype:  California_quail__Lofortyx_californicus  plump chunky bird of coastal California and Oregon
           subtype:  partridge  small Old World gallinaceous game birds
              subtype:  Hungarian_partridge__gray_partridge__Perdix_perdix  common European partridge
              subtype:  red-legged_partridge__Alectoris_ruffa  common western European partridge with red legs
              subtype:  Greek_partridge__rock_partridge__Alectoris_graeca  of mountainous areas of southern Europe
              subtype:  mountain_quail__mountain_partridge__Oreortyx_picta_palmeri  California partridge; slightly larger than the California quail
        subtype:  tinamou__partridge  heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
     subtype:  guan  any of several large turkey-like game birds of the family Cracidae; native to jungles of tropical America; resembling the curassows and valued as food
        subtype:  piping_guan  a kind of guan
     subtype:  curassow  large crested arboreal game bird of warm parts of the Americas having long legs and tails; highly esteemed as game and food
     subtype:  chachalaca  slender arboreal guan resembling a wild turkey; native to Central America and Mexico; highly regarded as game birds
        subtype:  Texas_chachalaca__Ortilis_vetula_macalli  of Mexico and Texas
     subtype:  megapode__moundbird__mound_builder__moundbuilder__scrub_fowl__scrubfowl  large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
        subtype:  mallee_fowl__leipoa__lowan__Leipoa_ocellata  Australian moundbird; incubates eggs naturally in sandy mounds
           subtype:  mallee_hen  adult female mallee fowl
        subtype:  brush_turkey__brushturkey__Alectura_lathami  black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
        subtype:  Macrocephalon_maleo__maleo  Celebes megapode that lays eggs in holes in sandy beaches
     subtype:  hoatzin__hoactzin__stinkbird__Opisthocomus_hoazin  crested ill-smelling South American bird whose young have claws on the first and second digits of the wings
     subtype:  columbiform_bird__columbiformbird  cosmopolitan order of land birds having small heads and short legs with four unwebbed toes
        subtype:  Raphus_cucullatus__dodo  extinct heavy flightless bird of Mauritius related to pigeons
        subtype:  Pezophaps_solitaria__solitaire  extinct flightless bird related to the dodo
        subtype:  pigeon  wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
           subtype:  pouter_pigeon__pouter  one of a breed of pigeon that enlarge their crop until their breast is puffed out
           subtype:  dove  any of numerous small pigeons
              subtype:  turtledove  any of several Old World wild doves
                 subtype:  Streptopelia_turtur  the common European wild dove noted for its plaintive cooing
                 subtype:  ringdove__Streptopelia_risoria  grayish Old World turtledove with a black band around the neck; often caged
              subtype:  Australian_turtledove__turtledove__Stictopelia_cuneata  small Australian dove
              subtype:  mourning_dove__Zenaidura_macroura  wild dove of the United States having a mournful call
           subtype:  rock_dove__rock_pigeon__Columba_livia  pale gray Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
           subtype:  band-tailed_pigeon__band-tail_pigeon__bandtail__Columba_fasciata  wild pigeon of western North America; often mistaken for the now extinct passenger pigeon
           subtype:  wood_pigeon__ringdove__cushat__Columba_palumbus  Eurasian pigeon with white patches on wings and neck
           subtype:  domestic_pigeon  domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
              subtype:  fairy_swallow__fairyswallow  fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet
              subtype:  tumbler_pigeon__tumblerpigeon__roller__tumbler  pigeon that executes backward somersaults in flight or on the ground
              subtype:  homing_pigeon__homer  pigeon trained to return home
                 subtype:  carrier_pigeon__carrierpigeon  a homing pigeon used to carry messages
           subtype:  squab  an unfledged pigeon
           subtype:  passenger_pigeon__passengerpigeon__Ectopistes_migratorius  gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct
        subtype:  sandgrouse__sand_grouse  pigeon-like bird of arid regions of the Old World having long pointed wings and tail and precocial downy young
           subtype:  painted_sandgrouse__paintedsandgrouse__Pterocles_indicus  sandgrouse of India
           subtype:  pin-tailed_sandgrouse__pin-tailed_grouse__Pterocles_alchata  sandgrouse of Europe and Africa having elongated middle tail feathers
           subtype:  pallas's_sandgrouse__Syrrhaptes_paradoxus  Eurasiatic sandgrouse with a black patch on the belly
  subtype:  parrot  usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
     subtype:  popinjay  archaic
     subtype:  poll_parrot__poll  a tame parrot
     subtype:  African_gray__Psittacus_erithacus  commonly domesticated gray parrot with red-and-black tail and white face; native to equatorial Africa
     subtype:  amazon  mainly green tropical American parrots
     subtype:  macaw  long-tailed brilliantly colored parrot of Central and South America; among the largest and showiest of parrots
     subtype:  kea__Nestor_notabilis  large brownish-green New Zealand parrot
     subtype:  cockatoo  white or light-colored crested parrot of the Australian region; often kept as cage birds
        subtype:  sulphur-crested_cockatoo__sulphurcrestedcockatoo__Kakatoe_galerita__Cacatua_galerita  white cockatoo with a yellow erectile crest
        subtype:  pink_cockatoo__Kakatoe_leadbeateri  white Australian cockatoo with roseate tinged plumage
     subtype:  cockateel__cockatiel__cockatooparrot__Nymphicus_hollandicus  small gray Australian parrot with a yellow crested head
     subtype:  lovebird  small African parrot noted for showing affection for their mates
     subtype:  lory  small brightly colored Australasian parrots having a brush-tipped tongue for feeding on nectar and soft fruits
        subtype:  lorikeet  any of various small lories
           subtype:  varied_Lorikeet__Glossopsitta_versicolor  lorikeet with a colorful coat
           subtype:  rainbow_lorikeet__rainbowlorikeet__Trichoglossus_moluccanus  a kind of lorikeet
     subtype:  parakeet__parrakeet__parroket__paraquet__paroquet__parroquet  any of numerous small slender long-tailed parrots
        subtype:  Carolina_parakeet__Conuropsis_carolinensis  extinct parakeet whose range extended far into the United States
        subtype:  budgerigar__budgereegah__budgie__grass_parakeet__grassparakeet__lovebird__shell_parakeet__shellparakeet__Melopsittacus_undulatus  small Australian parakeet usually light green with black and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
        subtype:  ring-necked_parakeet__Psittacula_krameri  African parakeet
  subtype:  cuculiform_bird  birds having zygodactyl feet (except for the touracos)
     subtype:  cuckoo  any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail
        subtype:  European_cuckoo__Cuculus_canorus  common European cuckoo having a distinctive two-note call; lays eggs in the nests of other birds
        subtype:  black-billed_cuckoo__Coccyzus_erythropthalmus  North American cuckoo; builds a nest and rears its own young
        subtype:  roadrunner__chaparral_cock__chaparralcock__Geococcyx_californianus  speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas
        subtype:  ani  black tropical American cuckoo
        subtype:  coucal  Old World ground-living cuckoo having a long dagger-like hind claw
           subtype:  crow_pheasant__Centropus_sinensis  common coucal of India and China
           subtype:  pheasant_coucal__pheasant_cuckoo__Centropus_phasianinus  Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant
     subtype:  touraco__turaco__turacou__turakoo  large brightly crested bird of Africa
  subtype:  coraciiform_bird__coraciiformbird  chiefly short-legged arboreal nonpasserine birds that nest in holes
     subtype:  roller.coraciiform_bird  Old World bird that tumbles or rolls in flight; related to kingfishers
        subtype:  European_roller__Coracias_garrulus  common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back
        subtype:  ground_roller  Madagascan roller with terrestrial and crepuscular habits that feeds on e.g. insects and worms
     subtype:  kingfisher  nonpasserine large-headed bird with a short tail and long sharp bill; usually crested and bright-colored; feed mostly on fish
        subtype:  Eurasian_kingfisher__Alcedo_atthis  small kingfisher with greenish-blue and orange plumage
        subtype:  belted_kingfisher__Ceryle_alcyon  grayish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest
        subtype:  kookaburra__laughing_jackass__Dacelo_gigas  Australian kingfisher having a loud cackling cry
     subtype:  bee_eater__beeeater  colorful chiefly tropical Old World bird having a strong graceful flight; feeds on especially bees
     subtype:  hornbill  bird of tropical Africa and Asia having a very large bill surmounted by a bony protuberance; related to kingfishers
     subtype:  hoopoe__hoopoo  any of several crested Old World birds with a slender down-curving bill
        subtype:  Euopean_hoopoe__Upupa_epops  pinkish-brown hoopoe with black-and-white wings
     subtype:  wood_hoopoe  tropical African bird having metallic blackish plumage but no crest
     subtype:  motmot__momot  tropical American bird resembling a blue jay and having greenish and bluish plumage
     subtype:  tody  tiny insectivorous West Indian bird having red-and-green plumage and a long straight bill
  subtype:  apodiform_bird__apodiformbird  nonpasserine bird having long wings and weak feet; spends much of its time in flight
     subtype:  swift  small plain-colored bird that resembles a swallow and is noted for its rapid flight
        subtype:  European_swift__Apus_apus  common European bird with a shrieking call that nests chiefly about eaves of buildings or on cliffs
        subtype:  chimney_swift__chimney_swallow__chimneyswallow__Chateura_pelagica  American swift that nests in e.g. unused chimneys
        subtype:  swiftlet__Collocalia_inexpectata  swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest
     subtype:  tree_swift__crested_swift__crestedswift  birds of southeast Asia and East Indies differing from true swifts in having upright crests and nesting in trees
     subtype:  hummingbird  tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating flight
        subtype:  Archilochus_colubris  a kind of hummingbird
        subtype:  thornbill  any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill
  subtype:  caprimulgiform_bird  long-winged nonpasserine birds
     subtype:  goatsucker__nightjar__caprimulgid  mainly crepuscular or nocturnal nonpasserine birds with mottled grayish-brown plumage and large eyes; feed on insects
        subtype:  European_goatsucker__European_nightjar__Caprimulgus_europaeus  Old World goatsucker
        subtype:  chuck-will's-widow__Caprimulgus_carolinensis  large whippoorwill-like bird of the southern United States
        subtype:  whippoorwill__Caprimulgus_vociferus  American nocturnal goatsucker with gray-and-white plumage
        subtype:  nighthawk__bullbat__mosquito_hawk  mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker
        subtype:  poorwill__Phalaenoptilus_nuttallii  goatsucker of western North America
     subtype:  frogmouth  insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth
     subtype:  oilbird__guacharo__Steatornis_caripensis  nocturnal fruit-eating bird of South America that has fatty young yielding an oil that is used instead of butter
  subtype:  piciform_bird  any of numerous nonpasserine insectivorous climbing birds usually having strong bills for boring wood
     subtype:  woodpecker__peckerwood__pecker  bird with strong claws and a stiff tail adapted for climbing and a hard chisel-like bill for boring into wood for insects
        subtype:  green_woodpecker__greenwoodpecker__Picus_viridis  woodpecker of Europe and western Asia
        subtype:  downy_woodpecked__downywoodpecked  small North American woodpecker with black and white plumage and a small bill
        subtype:  flicker  North American woodpecker
           subtype:  yellow-shafted_flicker__Colaptes_auratus__yellowhammer  large flicker of eastern North America with a red neck and yellow undersurface to wings and tail
           subtype:  gilded_flicker__Colaptes_chrysoides  southwestern United States bird like the yellow-shafted flicker but lacking the red neck
           subtype:  red-shafted_flicker__redshaftedflicker__Colaptes_caper_collaris  western United States bird with red undersurface to wings and tail
        subtype:  ivorybill__ivory-billed_woodpecker__Campephilus_principalis  large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct
        subtype:  redheaded_woodpecker__redheadedwoodpecker__redhead__melanerpeserythrocephalu  black-and-white North American woodpecker having a red head and neck
        subtype:  sapsucker  small American woodpecker that feeds on sap from e.g. apple and maple trees
           subtype:  yellow-bellied_sapsucker__Sphyrapicus_varius  eastern North American sapsucker having a pale yellow abdomen
           subtype:  red-breasted_sapsucker__Sphyrapicus_varius_ruber  western North American sapsucker
        subtype:  wryneck  Old World woodpecker with a peculiar habit of twisting the neck
        subtype:  piculet  small woodpeckers of South America and Africa and East Indies having soft rounded tail feathers
     subtype:  barbet  small brightly colored stout-billed tropical bird having short weak wings
     subtype:  puffbird  brownish tropical American bird having a large head with fluffed out feathers
     subtype:  honey_guide__honeyguide  small bird of tropical Africa and Asia; feeds on beeswax and honey and larvae
     subtype:  jacamar  tropical American insectivorous bird having a long sharp bill and iridescent green or bronze plumage
     subtype:  toucan  brilliantly colored arboreal fruit-eating bird of tropical America having a very large thin-walled beak
        subtype:  toucanet  small toucan
  subtype:  trogon  forest bird of warm regions of the New World having brilliant lustrous plumage and long tails
     subtype:  quetzal_bird__quetzalbird__quetzal  large trogon of Central and South America having golden-green and scarlet plumage
        subtype:  resplendent_quetzel__resplendentquetzel__resplendent_trogon__resplendenttrogon__Pharomacrus_mocino  very rare Central American bird; the national bird of Guatemala
  subtype:  aquatic_bird__aquaticbird  wading and swimming and diving birds of either fresh or salt water
     subtype:  waterfowl__water_bird__waterbird__waterbird  freshwater aquatic bird
        subtype:  anseriform_bird  chiefly web-footed swimming birds
           subtype:  duck  small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs
              subtype:  drake  adult male of a wild or domestic duck
              subtype:  quack-quack  child's word for a duck
              subtype:  duckling  young duck
              subtype:  diving_duck  any of various ducks of especially bays and estuaries that dive for their food
              subtype:  dabbling_duck__dabbler  any of numerous shallow-water ducks that feed by upending and dabbling
              subtype:  mallard__Anas_platyrhynchos  wild dabbling duck from which domestic ducks are descended; widely distributed
              subtype:  black_duck__blackduck__Anas_rubripes  dusky black duck of northeastern United States and Canada
              subtype:  teal  any of various small short-necked dabbling river ducks of Europe and America
                 subtype:  greenwing__green-winged_teal__Anas_crecca  common teal of Eurasia and North America
                 subtype:  bluewing__blue-winged_teal__Anas_discors  American teal
                 subtype:  garganey__Anas_querquedula  small Eurasian teal
              subtype:  widgeon__wigeon__Anas_penelope  freshwater duck of Eurasia and North Africa related to mallards and teals
                 subtype:  American_widgeon__baldpate__Anas_americana  American widgeon the male of which has a white crown
              subtype:  Anas_clypeata__shoveler__shoveller__broadbill  freshwater duck of the northern hemisphere having a broad flat bill
              subtype:  pintail__pin-tailed_duck__Anas_acuta  long-necked river duck of the Old and New Worlds having elongated central tail feathers
              subtype:  sheldrake  Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
                 subtype:  shelduck  female sheldrake
              subtype:  ruddy_duck__ruddyduck__oxyurajamaicensi  reddish-brown stiff-tailed duck of North America and and northern South America
              subtype:  bufflehead__butterball__dipper__Bucephela_albeola  small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
              subtype:  goldeneye__whistler__Bucephela_clangula  large-headed swift-flying diving duck of arctic regions
                 subtype:  Barrow's_goldeneye__Bucephala_islandica  North American goldeneye diving duck
              subtype:  canvasback_duck__canvasback__Aythya_valisineria  North American wild duck valued for sport and food
              subtype:  pochard__Aythya_ferina  heavy-bodied Old World diving duck having a gray-and-black body and reddish head
              subtype:  Aythya_americana__redhead  North American diving duck with a gray-and-black body and reddish-brown head
              subtype:  scaup_duck__scaupduck__bluebill__broadbill  diving ducks of North America having a bluish-gray bill
                 subtype:  greater_scaup__greaterscaup__Aythya_marila  large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male
                 subtype:  lesser_scaup_duck__lesser_scaup__lake_duck__Aythya_affinis  common scaup of North America; males have purplish heads
              subtype:  wild_duck  an undomesticated duck (especially a mallard)
              subtype:  wood_duck__summer_duck__wood_widgeon__Aix_sponsa  showy North American duck that nests in hollow trees
                 subtype:  wood_drake  male wood duck
              subtype:  mandarin_duck__Aix_galericulata  showy crested Asiatic duck; often domesticated
              subtype:  muscovy_duck__muscovyduck__muskduck__Cairina_moschata  large crested wild duck of Central and South America; widely domesticated
              subtype:  sea_duck__seaduck  any of various large diving ducks found along the seacoast: eider; scoter; merganser
                 subtype:  eider_duck__eiderduck  duck of the northern hemisphere much valued for the fine soft down of the females
                 subtype:  scoter__scooter  large black diving duck of northern parts of the northern hemisphere
                    subtype:  common_scoter__Melanitta_nigra  a variety of scoter
                 subtype:  old_squaw__oldsquaw__oldwife__clangulahyemali  a common long-tailed sea duck of the northern parts of the United States
                 subtype:  merganser__fish_duck__sawbill  large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
                    subtype:  goosander__Mergus_merganser  common merganser of Europe and North America
                    subtype:  American_merganser__Mergus_merganser_americanus  common North American diving duck considered a variety of the European goosander
                    subtype:  red-breasted_merganser__Mergus_serrator  widely distributed merganser of America and Europe
                    subtype:  smew__Mergus_albellus  smallest merganser and most expert diver; found in northern Eurasia
                    subtype:  hooded_merganser__hooded_sheldrake__Lophodytes_cucullatus  small North American duck with a high circular crest on the male's head
           subtype:  goose  web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks
              subtype:  gosling  young goose
              subtype:  gander  mature male goose
              subtype:  Chinese_goose__Anser_cygnoides  very large wild goose of northeast Asia; interbreeds freely with the graylag
              subtype:  graylag__greylag__greylag_goose__greylaggoose__Anser_anser  common gray wild goose of Europe; ancestor of many domestic breeds
              subtype:  blue_goose__Chen_caerulescens  North American wild goose having dark plumage in summer but white in winter
                 subtype:  snow_goose  blue goose in the white color phase
              subtype:  brant_goose__brantgoose__brant__brent__brent_goose__brentgoose  small dark geese that breed in the north and migrate southward
                 subtype:  common_brant_goose__Branta_bernicla  the best known variety of brant goose
              subtype:  Canada_goose__honker__Canadian_goose__Branta_canadensis  common grayish-brown wild goose of North America
              subtype:  barnacle_goose__barnacle__Branta_leucopsis  European goose smaller than the brant; breeds in the far north
        subtype:  screamer  gooselike aquatic bird of South America having a harsh trumpeting call
           subtype:  horned_screamer__Anhima_cornuta  screamer having a hornlike process projecting from the forehead
           subtype:  crested_screamer__crestedscreamer  distinguished from the horned screamer by a feathery crest on the back of the head
              subtype:  chaja__Chauna_torquata  largest crested screamer; naive to southern Brazil and Argentina
     subtype:  swan  stately heavy-bodied aquatic bird with very long neck and usually white plumage as adult
        subtype:  coscoroba  large white South American bird intermediate in some respects between ducks and swans
        subtype:  cob  adult male swan
        subtype:  pen.swan  female swan
        subtype:  cygnet  a young swan
        subtype:  mute_swan__Cygnus_olor  soundless Eurasian swan; commonly domesticated
        subtype:  whooper_swan__whooperswan__whooper__Cygnus_cygnus  common Old World swan noted for its whooping call
        subtype:  tundra_swan__Cygnus_columbianus  swan that nests in tundra regions of the New and Old Worlds
           subtype:  whistling_swan__whistlingswan__cygnuscolumbianuscolumbianu  North American subspecies of tundra swan having a soft whistling note
           subtype:  Bewick's_swan__Cygnus_columbianus_bewickii  Eurasian subspecies of tundra swan; smaller than the whooper
        subtype:  trumpeter_swan__trumpeterswan__trumpeter__Cygnus_buccinator  large pure white wild swan of western North America having a sonorous cry
        subtype:  black_swan__blackswan__Cygnus_atratus  large Australian swan having black plumage and a red bill
     subtype:  wading_bird__wader  any of many long-legged birds that wade in water in search of food
        subtype:  stork  large mostly Old World wading birds typically having white-and-black plumage
           subtype:  white_stork__whitestork__Ciconia_ciconia  the common stork of Europe; white with black wing feathers and a red bill
           subtype:  black_stork__blackstork__Ciconia_nigra  Old World stork that is glossy black above and white below
           subtype:  adjutant_bird__adjutant__adjutant_stork__Leptoptilus_dubius  large Indian stork with a military gait
           subtype:  marabou_stork__maraboustork__marabou__marabout__Leptoptilus_crumeniferus  large African black-and-white carrion-eating stork; downy under-wing feathers are used to trim garments
           subtype:  openbill  stork with a grooved bill whose upper and lower parts touch only at the base and tip
           subtype:  jabiru__Jabiru_mycteria  large white stork of warm regions of the world especially America
           subtype:  saddlebill__jabiru__Ephippiorhynchus_senegalensis  large black-and-white stork of tropical Africa; its red bill has a black band around the middle
           subtype:  policeman_bird__policemanbird__black-necked_stork__jabiru__Xenorhyncus_asiaticus  large mostly white Australian stork
           subtype:  Mycteria_americana__wood_ibis__wood_stork  American stork resembling the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics
        subtype:  shoebill__shoebird__Balaeniceps_rex  large stork-like bird of the valley of the White Nile with a broad bill suggesting a wooden shoe
        subtype:  ibis  wading birds of warm regions having long slender down-curved bills
           subtype:  wood_ibis__wood_stork__Ibis_ibis  Old World wood ibis
           subtype:  sacred_ibis__Threskiornis_aethiopica  African ibis venerated by ancient Egyptians
        subtype:  spoonbill  wading birds having a long flat bill with a tip like a spoon
           subtype:  common_spoonbill__Platalea_leucorodia  pure white crested spoonbill of southern Eurasia and northeastern Africa
           subtype:  roseate_spoonbill__roseatespoonbill__Ajaia_ajaja  tropical rose-colored New World spoonbill
        subtype:  flamingo  large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes
        subtype:  heron  gray or white wading bird with long neck and long legs and (usually) long bill
           subtype:  great_blue_heron__Ardea_herodius  large American heron having bluish-gray plumage
           subtype:  Ardea_occidentalis__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron  large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys
           subtype:  egret  any of various usually white herons having long plumes during breeding season
              subtype:  snowy_egret__snowyegret__snowy_heron__snowyheron__Egretta_thula  small New World egret
              subtype:  little_egret__Egretta_garzetta  Old World egret
              subtype:  great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Casmerodius_albus  widely distributed Old World white egret
              subtype:  American_egret__great_white_heron__greatwhiteheron__Egretta_albus  the common American egret; a variety of the Old World Casmerodius albus
              subtype:  cattle_egret__Bubulcus_ibis  small white egret widely distributed in warm regions often found around grazing animals
           subtype:  little_blue_heron__Egretta_caerulea  small bluish gray heron of the western hemisphere
           subtype:  night_heron__nightheron__night_raven__nightraven  nocturnal or crepuscular herons
              subtype:  black-crowned_night_heron__blackcrownednightheron__Nycticorax_nycticorax  night heron of both Old and New Worlds
              subtype:  yellow-crowned_night_heron__Nyctanassa_violacea  North American night heron
           subtype:  boatbill__boat-billed_heron__broadbill__Cochlearius_cochlearius  tropical American heron related to night herons
           subtype:  bittern  relatively small compact tawny-brown heron with nocturnal habits and a booming cry; found in marshes
              subtype:  American_bittern__stake_driver__stakedriver__Botaurus_lentiginosus  a kind of bittern
              subtype:  European_bittern__Botaurus_stellaris  a kind of bittern
              subtype:  least_bittern__leastbittern__Ixobrychus_exilis  small American bittern
        subtype:  crane  large long-necked wading bird of marshes and plains in many parts of the world
           subtype:  whooping_crane__whooper__Grus_americana  rare North American crane having black-and-white plumage and a trumpeting call
        subtype:  courlan__Aramus_guarauna  wading bird of South and Central America
        subtype:  limpkin__Aramus_pictus  wading bird of Florida, Cuba and Jamaica having a drooping bill and a distinctive wailing call
        subtype:  crested_cariama__crestedcariama__seriema__Cariama_cristata  Brazilian cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
        subtype:  chunga__seriema__Chunga_burmeisteri  Argentinian cariama
        subtype:  rail.wading_bird  any of numerous widely distributed small wading birds of the family Rallidae having short wings and very long toes for running on soft mud
           subtype:  weka__maori_hen__maorihen__wood_hen  flightless New Zealand rail of thievish disposition having short wings each with a spur used in fighting
           subtype:  crake  any of several short-billed Old World rails
              subtype:  corncrake__land_rail__Crex_crex  common Eurasian rail that frequents grain fields
              subtype:  spotted_crake__spottedcrake__Porzana_porzana  Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes
           subtype:  notornis__takahe__Notornis_mantelli  flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules
           subtype:  coot  slaty-black slow-flying birds somewhat resembling ducks
              subtype:  American_coot__marsh_hen__marshhen__mud_hen__mudhen__water_hen__waterhen__Fulica_americana  North American coot
              subtype:  Old_World_coot__Fulica_atra  Eurasian coot
        subtype:  bustard  large heavy-bodied chiefly terrestrial game bird capable of powerful swift flight; classified with wading birds but frequents grassy steppes
           subtype:  great_bustard__greatbustard__Otis_tarda  largest European land bird
           subtype:  plain_turkey__plainturkey__Choriotis_australis  popular Australian game bird
        subtype:  button_quail__bustard_quail__bustardquail__hemipode  small quail-like terrestrial bird of southern Eurasia and North Africa that lacks a hind toe; classified with wading birds but inhabits grassy plains
           subtype:  striped_button_quail__Turnix_sylvatica  a variety of button quail having stripes
        subtype:  ortygan  any of several East Indian birds
        subtype:  plain_wanderer__plainwanderer__pedionomustorquatu  small Australian bird related to the button quail; classified as wading bird but inhabits plains
        subtype:  trumpeter  large gregarious forest-dwelling cranelike bird of South America having glossy black plumage and a loud prolonged cry; easily domesticated
           subtype:  Brazilian_trumpeter__Psophia_crepitans  trumpeter of Brazil and Guiana; often kept to protect poultry in Brazil
        subtype:  shorebird__shore_bird__shorebird__limicoline_bird__limicolinebird  any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores and estuaries
           subtype:  plover  any of numerous chiefly shorebirds of relatively compact build having straight bills and large pointed wings; closely related to the sandpipers
              subtype:  piping_plover__Charadrius_melodus  small plover of eastern North America
              subtype:  killdeer_plover__killdeer__kildeer__Charadrius_vociferus  American plover of inland waters and fields having a distinctive cry
              subtype:  dotterel__dotrel__Charadrius_morinellus__Eudromias_morinellus  rare plover of upland areas of Eurasia
              subtype:  golden_plover  plovers of Europe and America having the backs marked with golden-yellow spots
              subtype:  lapwing__green_plover__greenplover__peewit__pewit  large crested Old World plover having wattles and spurs
              subtype:  turnstone  migratory shorebirds of the plover family that turn over stones in searching for food
                 subtype:  ruddy_turnstone__ruddyturnstone__Arenaria_interpres  common arctic turnstone that winters south to South America and Australia
                 subtype:  black_turnstone__blackturnstone__Arenaria-Melanocephala  common turnstone of North American Pacific coast
           subtype:  sandpiper  any of numerous usually small wading birds having a slender bill and piping call; closely related to the plovers
              subtype:  European_sandpiper__Actitis_hypoleucos  a variety of sandpiper
              subtype:  spotted_sandpiper__spottedsandpiper__Actitis_macularia  common North American sandpiper
              subtype:  least_sandpiper__leastsandpiper__stint__Erolia_minutilla  smallest American sandpiper
              subtype:  red-backed_sandpiper__dunlin__Erolia_alpina  small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic regions and winters in southern United States or Mediterranean regions
              subtype:  greenshank__Tringa_nebularia  large European sandpiper with greenish legs
              subtype:  redshank__Tringa_totanus  a common Old World wading bird with long red legs
              subtype:  yellowlegs  either of two North American shorebird with yellow legs
                 subtype:  greater_yellowlegs__Tringa_melanoleuca  a variety of yellowlegs
                 subtype:  lesser_yellowlegs__Tringa_flavipes  a variety of yellowlegs
              subtype:  pectoral_sandpiper__jacksnipe__Calidris_melanotos  American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting
              subtype:  grayback__knot__Calidris_canutus  sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and winters in the S hemisphere
              subtype:  curlew_sandpiper__Calidris_Ferruginea  Old World sandpiper with a curved bill like a curlew
              subtype:  sanderling__Crocethia_alba  small sandpiper that breeds in the arctic and migrates south along sandy coasts in most of world
              subtype:  upland_sandpiper__upland_plover__Bartramian_sandpiper__Bartramia_longicauda  large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands
              subtype:  Philomachus_pugnax__ruff  common Eurasian sandpiper; male has an erectile ruff in breeding season
                 subtype:  reeve  female ruff
              subtype:  tattler  any of several long-legged shorebirds having a loud whistling cry
                 subtype:  Polynesian_tattler__Heteroscelus_incanus  tattler of Pacific coastal regions
                 subtype:  willet__Catoptrophorus_semipalmatus  large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf coasts
           subtype:  surfbird__Aphriza_virgata  sandpiper-like shorebird of Pacific coasts of North and South America
           subtype:  woodcock  game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
              subtype:  Eurasian_woodcock__Scolopax_rusticola  short-legged long-billed migratory Old World woodcock
              subtype:  American_woodcock__woodcock_snipe__Philohela_minor  small long-billed American woodcock; prized as a game bird
           subtype:  snipe  Old or New World straight-billed game bird of the sandpiper family; of marshy areas; similar to the woodcocks
              subtype:  whole_snipe__wholesnipe__common_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago  common snipe of Eurasia and Africa
              subtype:  Wilson's_snipe__Gallinago_gallinago_delicata  American snipe
              subtype:  great_snipe__greatsnipe__woodcock_snipe__Gallinago_media  Old World snipe larger and darker than the whole snipe
              subtype:  jacksnipe__half_snipe__Limnocryptes_minima  a small short-billed Old World snipe
              subtype:  dowitcher  shorebird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
                 subtype:  Limnodromus_griseus__grayback  a dowitcher with a gray back
                 subtype:  red-breasted_snipe__Limnodromus_scolopaceus  a dowitcher with a red breast
           subtype:  curlew  large migratory shorebirds of the sandpiper family; closely related to woodcocks but having a down-curved bill
              subtype:  European_curlew__Numenius_arquata  common Eurasian curlew
              subtype:  Eskimo_curlew__Numenius_borealis  New World curlew that breeds in northern North America
           subtype:  godwit  large wading bird that resembles a curlew; has a long slightly upturned bill
              subtype:  Hudsonian_godwit__Limosa_haemastica  New World godwit
           subtype:  Himantopus_stilt__stilt__stiltbird__longlegs__stilt_plover__stiltplover  long-legged three-toed black-and-white wading bird of inland ponds and marshes or brackish lagoons
              subtype:  black-necked_stilt__Himantopus_mexicanus  stilt of southwestern United States to northern South America having black plumage extending from the head down the back of the neck
              subtype:  black-winged_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus  stilt of Europe and Africa and Asia having mostly white plumage but with black wings
              subtype:  white-headed_stilt__Himantopus_himantopus_leucocephalus__himantopushimantopusleucocephalu  stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck
              subtype:  kaki__Himantopus_novae-zelandiae  blackish stilt of New Zealand sometimes considered a color phase of the white-headed stilt
           subtype:  Australian_stilt__stilt  long-legged three-toed wading bird of brackish marshes of Australia
              subtype:  banded_stilt__Cladorhyncus_leucocephalum  web-footed Australian stilt with reddish-brown pectoral markings
           subtype:  avocet  long-legged web-footed black-and-white shorebird with slender upward-curving bill
           subtype:  oystercatcher__oyster_catcher  black-and-white shorebird with stout legs and bill; feed on oysters etc.
           subtype:  phalarope  small sandpiper-like shorebird having lobate toes and being good swimmers; breed in the arctic and winter in the tropics
              subtype:  red_phalarope__redphalarope__Phalaropus_fulicarius  phalarope of northern oceans and lakes
              subtype:  northern_phalarope__Lobipes_lobatus  breeds in arctic regions of Old and New worlds; large flocks often seen far out at sea
              subtype:  Wilson's_phalarope__Steganopus_tricolor  breeds on the northern great plains of Canada
           subtype:  pratincole__glareole  Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers
           subtype:  courser  swift-footed terrestrial plover-like bird of southern Asia and Africa
              subtype:  cream-colored_courser__creamcoloredcourser__Cursorius_cursor  courser of desert and semidesert regions of the Old World
              subtype:  crocodile_bird__crocodilebird__Pluvianus_aegyptius  African courser that feeds on insect parasites on crocodiles
           subtype:  stone_curlew__stonecurlew__thick-knee__thickknee__Burhinus_oedicnemus  large-headed large-eyed crepuscular or nocturnal shorebird of the Old World and tropical America having a thickened knee joint
     subtype:  gallinule__marsh_hen__marshhen__water_hen__waterhen__swamphen  any of various small aquatic birds of the genus Gallinula distinguished from rails by a frontal shield and a resemblance to domestic hens
        subtype:  Florida_gallinule__Gallinula_chloropus_cachinnans  North American dark bluish-gray gallinule
        subtype:  Gallinula_chloropus__moorhen  black gallinule that inhabits ponds and lakes
        subtype:  purple_gallinule  gallinules with showy purplish plumage
           subtype:  European_gallinule__Porphyrio_porphyrio__porphyrioporphyrio  purple gallinule of southern Europe
           subtype:  American_gallinule__Porphyrula_martinica  American purple gallinule
     subtype:  seabird__sea_bird__seabird__seafowl  a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean: gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels; etc.
        subtype:  coastal_diving_bird  gull family; skimmer family; jaeger family; auk family
           subtype:  larid  long-winged web-footed aquatic bird of the gull family
              subtype:  sea_gull__seagull__seagull  mostly white aquatic bird having long pointed wings and short legs
                 subtype:  mew_gull__mewgull__sea_mew__Larus_canus  the common gull of Eurasia and northeastern North America
                 subtype:  great_black-backed_gull__black-backed_gull__cob__larusmarinu  white gull having a black back and wings
                 subtype:  herring_gull__herringgull__Larus_argentatus  large gull of the northern hemisphere
                 subtype:  laughing_gull__blackcap__pewit__pewit_gull__pewitgull__Larus_ridibundus  small black-headed European gull
                 subtype:  ivory_gull__ivorygull__Pagophila_eburnea  white arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick
                 subtype:  kittiwake  small pearl-gray gull of northern regions; nests on cliffs and has a rudimentary hind toe
              subtype:  tern  small slender gull having narrow wings and a forked tail
                 subtype:  sea_swallow__seaswallow__Sterna_hirundo  common tern of Eurasia and America having white black and gray plumage
           subtype:  skimmer  gull-like seabird that flies along the surface of the water with an elongated lower mandible immersed to skim out food
           subtype:  jaeger  rapacious seabird that pursues weaker birds to make them drop their prey
              subtype:  parasitic_jaeger__parasiticjaeger__arctic_skua__Stercorarius_parasiticus  a variety of jaeger
              subtype:  skua__bonxie  gull-like jaeger of northern seas
                 subtype:  great_skua__greatskua__catharactaskua  large brown skua of the North Atlantic
        subtype:  auk  black-and-white short-necked web-footed diving bird of northern seas
           subtype:  auklet  any of several small auks of north Pacific coasts
           subtype:  razorbill__razor-billed_auk__Alca_torda  black-and-white North Atlantic auk having a compressed sharp-edged bill
           subtype:  little_auk__dovekie__plautusalle  small short-billed auk abundant in arctic regions
           subtype:  great_auk__greatauk__Pinguinus_impennis  large large flightless auk of rocky islands off North Atlantic coast; extinct
           subtype:  guillemot  small black or brown speckled auks of northern seas
              subtype:  black_guillemot__blackguillemot__Cepphus_grylle  North Atlantic guillemot
              subtype:  pigeon_guillemot__Cepphus_columba  North Pacific guillemot
              subtype:  murre  black-and-white diving bird of northern seas
                 subtype:  common_murre__Uria_aalge  the most frequent variety of murre
                 subtype:  thick-billed_murre__Uria_lomvia  a variety of murre
        subtype:  puffin  any of two genera of northern seabirds having short necks and brightly colored compressed bills
           subtype:  Atlantic_puffin__Fratercula_arctica  common puffin of the North Atlantic
           subtype:  horned_puffin__Fratercula_corniculata  N Pacific puffin
           subtype:  tufted_puffin__Lunda_cirrhata  N Pacific puffin having a large yellow plume over each eye
        subtype:  gaviiform_seabird__gaviiformseabird  seabirds of the order Gaviiformes
           subtype:  loon.gaviiform_seabird__diver  large somewhat primitive fish-eating diving bird of the northern hemisphere having webbed feet placed far back; related to the grebes
        subtype:  podicipitiform_seabird  aquatic birds related to the loons
           subtype:  grebe  small compact-bodied almost completely aquatic bird that builds floating nests; similar to loons but smaller and with lobate rather than webbed feet
              subtype:  great_crested_grebe__greatcrestedgrebe__Podiceps_cristatus  large Old World grebe with black ear tufts
              subtype:  red-necked_grebe__Podiceps_grisegena  large stocky grebe of circumpolar regions having a dark neck
              subtype:  black-necked_grebe__eared_grebe__Podiceps_nigricollis  small grebe with yellow ear tufts and a black neck; found in Eurasia and southern Africa as well as western United States
              subtype:  dabchick__little_grebe__Podiceps_ruficollis  small European grebe
              subtype:  pied-billed_grebe__Podilymbus_podiceps  American grebe having a black-banded whitish bill
        subtype:  pelecaniform_seabird  large fish-eating seabird with four-toed webbed feet
           subtype:  pelican  large long-winged warm-water seabird having a large bill with a distensible pouch for fish
              subtype:  white_pelican__whitepelican__Pelecanus_erythrorhynchos  large American pelican; white with black wing feathers
              subtype:  Old_world_white_pelican__Pelecanus_onocrotalus  similar to American white pelican
           subtype:  frigate_bird__frigatebird__manofwarbird  long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail
           subtype:  gannet  large heavily built seabird with a long stout bill noted for its plunging dives for fish
              subtype:  solan_goose__solangoose__solan__solant_goose__Sula_bassana  very large white gannet with black wing tips
              subtype:  booby  small tropical gannet having a bright bill or bright feet or both
           subtype:  cormorant__phalacrocoraxcarbo  large voracious dark-colored long-necked seabird with a distensible pouch for holding fish; used in Asia to catch fish
           subtype:  snakebird__anhinga__darter  fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill
              subtype:  water_turkey__waterturkey__Anhinga_anhinga  blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions
           subtype:  tropic_bird__boatswain_bird__boatswainbird  mostly white web-footed tropical seabird often found far from land
        subtype:  sphenisciform_seabird__sphenisciformseabird  flightless cold-water seabirds: penguins
           subtype:  penguin  short-legged flightless birds of cold southern especially Antarctic regions having webbed feet and wings modified as flippers
              subtype:  Adelie_penguin__Adelie__Pygoscelis_adeliae  medium-sized penguins occurring in large colonies on the Adelie coast of Antarctica
              subtype:  king_penguin__Aptenodytes_patagonica  large penguin on islands bordering the Antarctic Circle
              subtype:  emperor_penguin__emperorpenguin__Aptenodytes_forsteri  the largest penguin; an Antarctic penguin
              subtype:  jackass_penguin__jackasspenguin__Spheniscus_demersus  small penguin of South America and southern Africa with a braying call
              subtype:  rock_hopper__crested_penguin__crestedpenguin  small penguin of the Falkland Islands and New Zealand
        subtype:  pelagic_bird__pelagicbird__oceanic_bird__oceanicbird  bird of the open seas
           subtype:  procellariiform_seabird__procellariiformseabird  large long-winged bird with hooked bill and tubular nostrils that wanders the open seas
           subtype:  mollymawk__albatross__albatros  large web-footed birds of the southern hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight
              subtype:  wandering_albatross__wanderingalbatros__Diomedea_exulans  very large albatross; white with wide black wings
              subtype:  black-footed_albatross__gooney__gooney_bird__goonie__goony__Diomedea_nigripes  a variety of albatross with black feet
           subtype:  petrel  relatively small long-winged tube-nosed bird that flies far from land
              subtype:  white-chinned_petrel__whitechinnedpetrel__Procellaria_aequinoctialis  large black petrel of southern seas having a white mark on the chin
              subtype:  giant_petrel__giantpetrel__giantfulmar__macronectesgiganteu  large brownish petrel chiefly of Antarctic seas
              subtype:  fulmar_petrel__fulmar__Fulmarus_glacialis  heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions
              subtype:  shearwater  long-winged oceanic bird that in flight skims close to the waves
                 subtype:  Manx_shearwater__Puffinus_puffinus  small black-and-white shearwater common in the eastern North Atlantic
              subtype:  storm_petrel__stormpetrel  any of various small petrels having dark plumage with paler underparts
                 subtype:  stormy_petrel__northern_storm_petrel__Hydrobates_pelagicus  sooty black petrel with white markings; of the north Atlantic and Mediterranean
                 subtype:  Mother_Carey's_chicken__Mother_Carey's_hen__Oceanites_oceanicus  medium-sized storm petrel
           subtype:  diving_petrel  any of several small diving birds of S hemisphere seas; somewhat resemble auks
  subtype:  twitterer  a bird that twitters

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