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Fork-tailed flycatcher

Fork-tailed \Fork"-tailed`\, a. (Zo["o]l.) Having the outer tail feathers longer than the median ones; swallow-tailed; -- said of many birds.

Fork-tailed flycatcher (Zo["o]l.), a tropical American flycatcher ( Milvulus tyrannus).

Fork-tailed gull (Zo["o]l.), a gull of the genus Xema, of two species, esp. X. Sabinii of the Arctic Ocean.

Fork-tailed kite (Zo["o]l.), a graceful American kite ( Elanoides forficatus); -- called also swallow-tailed kite.

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Fork-tailed flycatcher

The fork-tailed flycatcher (Tyrannus savana) is a passerine bird of the tyrant flycatcher family, and is the member of a genus typically referred to as kingbirds.

Usage examples of "fork-tailed flycatcher".

A fork-tailed flycatcher, 5 inches of bird followed by 9 inches of tail, overflew us.