Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A small bird of the genus Oligura, Brachypteryx, or some closely related form, belonging to the family Timeliidæ, found in southeastern Asia.
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The birds seen were the jay, barbet, red-and-black-headed, variegated short-wing, large ditto of
Journals of Travels in Assam, Burma, Bhootan, Afghanistan and the Neighbouring Countries William Griffith
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Although one of the shown short-wing planes is a japanese Yokosuka Ōka Modell 11 plane.
Dark Roasted Blend 2009
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