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Produces the edible bird's nest
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swiftlet
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Wikipedia
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Swiftlets are birds contained within the four genera Aerodramus , Hydrochous , Schoutedenapus and Collocalia . They form the Collocaliini tribe within the swift family Apodidae . The group contains around thirty species mostly confined to southern Asia ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Swiftlet \Swift"let\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of small East Indian and Asiatic swifts of the genus Collocalia . Some of the species are noted for furnishing the edible bird's nest. See Illust. under Edible .
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
n. swift of eastern Asia; produces the edible bird's nest [syn: Collocalia inexpectata ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. Any of various tropical and subtropical birds of the four genus ''Aerodramus'', ''Hydrochous'', ''Schoutedenapus'', and ''Collocalia'' in the swift family, many of which can navigate in darkness using echolocation.
Usage examples of swiftlet.
The flounces of mangroves, the sparse, grassy epaulettes on the shoulders of the hills the fragrant forest, the dim jungle, the piled up rocks, the caves where the rare swiftlet hatches out her young in gloom and silence in nests of gluten and moss--all are mine to gloat over.
Since the dates mentioned it has been ascertained by personal observation that the breeding season of the swiftlet extends over four months, during which probably four young are reared, each clutch being single.
The birds that do it are the oilbirds of South America, and the cave swiftlets of the Far East, the ones whose nests are used for birds' nest soup.