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Ivory-bill

I"vo*ry-bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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