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Definition of Hangbirds
1. hangbird [n] - See also: hangbird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Hangbirds
Literary usage of Hangbirds
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Works of Theodore Roosevelt by Theodore Roosevelt (1903)
"... and hangbirds, and the other a kind of pipit. To me both of these birds are
among the most attractive singers to which I have ever listened; ..."
2. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1907)
"The vireos build hanging nests, thus gaining for themselves the name of hangbirds.
This blue-headed, or solitary vireo, is with us from late April until ..."
3. Jack and Janet in the Philippines: A Sequel to Around the World with Jack by Norma Waterbury Thomas (1918)
"They look like hangbirds* nests. These ants bite like everything, if you disturb
their nests. At certain seasons ants and cockroaches have wings and seem to ..."
4. The Old Rome and the New and Other Stories by William James Stillman (1898)
"It is a glorious, blue, north-westerly sky; the oak woods are pink with buds;
the linnets, catbirds, fire-hangbirds, and robins are all singing ..."
5. Boys' and Girls' Bookshelf by Hamilton Wright Mabie, University Society, New York (1915)
"... When the fresh winds blow, and the hangbirds bring Home grubs, and sing To
their young ones, a-swing In their basket-nest, tied up by its string. ..."
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