Meaning of sharptailed | Babel Free

Definitions

Any of various birds with a somewhat pointed tail, such as the sharp-tailed grouse (Tympanuchus phasianellus) or sharp-tailed sparrow (Ammodramus spp.).

Examples

“Le Conte's and sharptailed pass through on migration; grasshopper and Henslow's nest here.”

“Snow, cold weather or the same monotonous bill of fare which has tided the sharptaileds over winter do not prevent the lengthening days from awakening them to the fact that spring is near.”

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