wood-swallow
any of several slate-colored songbirds of the family Artamidae, of southeastern Asia, Australia, and New Guinea, having long, pointed wings and noted for their swift, soaring flight.
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This wood-swallow is the only Micronesian representative of Artamus leucorhynchus.
The Avifauna of Micronesia, Volume 3 | Rollin H. BakerFourteen of the 17 members of the wood-swallow family are confined to the Australian region.
An Australian Bird Book | John Albert LeachThe Sordid wood-swallow is partly migratory, and lives in small companies.
An Australian Bird Book | John Albert Leach
British Dictionary definitions for woodswallow
/ (ˈwʊdˌswɒləʊ) /
any of several insectivorous birds of the genus Artamus of Australia
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