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Definition of Swallow plover

Swallow plover
Swallow Swal"low, n. [OE. swalowe, AS. swalewe, swealwe; akin to D. zwaluw, OHG. swalawa, G. schwalbe, Icel. & Sw. svala, Dan. svale.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of passerine birds of the family Hirundinid[ae], especially one of those species in which the tail is deeply forked. They have long, pointed wings, and are noted for the swiftness and gracefulness of their flight. Note: The most common North American species are the barn swallow (see under Barn), the cliff, or eaves, swallow (see under Cliff), the white-bellied, or tree, swallow (Tachycineta bicolor), and the bank swallow (see under Bank). The common European swallow (Chelidon rustica), and the window swallow, or martin (Chelidon urbica), are familiar species. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of swifts which resemble the true swallows in form and habits, as the common American chimney swallow, or swift. 3. (Naut.) The aperture in a block through which the rope reeves. --Ham. Nav. Encyc. Swallow plover (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of fork-tailed ploverlike birds of the genus Glareola, as G. orientalis of India; a pratincole. Swallow shrike (Zo["o]l.), any one of several species of East Indian and Asiatic birds of the family Artamiid[ae], allied to the shrikes but similar to swallows in appearance and habits. The ashy swallow shrike (Artamus fuscus) is common in India. Swallow warbler (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of East Indian and Australian singing birds of the genus Dic[ae]um. They are allied to the honeysuckers.

Meaning of Swallow plover from wikipedia

- pratincole (Glareola maldivarum), also known as the gr****hopper-bird or swallow-plover, is a wader in the pratincole family, Glareolidae. The genus name is...
- broken up in 1848. HMS Swallow (1854) was a Swallow-class sloop launched in 1854 and sold in 1866. HMS Swallow (1868) was a Plover-class gunvessel launched...
- 2021. Worth, C Brooke (1953). "Ecological notes on a colony of Small Swallow-Plovers in Mysore State". J. Bombay Nat. Hist. Soc. 51 (3): 608–622. Wikimedia...
- longer than plover's but the bill is the same size with respect to the body. Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola American golden-plover, Pluvialis...
- with the genus of North American cuckoos, Geococcyx), nankeen plover and swallow-plover. The Australian pratincole is a medium-sized slender s****bird...
- Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola (Linnaeus, 1758) European golden-plover, Pluvialis apricaria (Linnaeus, 1758) Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis...
- American cliff swallow American coot American crow American dipper American dusky flycatcher American flamingo American golden plover American goldfinch...
- resplendens Lesser sand-plover, Anarynchus mongolus (V) Wilson's plover, Anarynchus wilsonia (H) Collared plover, Anarynchus collaris Puna plover, Anarynchus alticola...
- Black-bellied plover (Pluvialis squatarola) American golden plover (Pluvialis dominica) Killdeer (Charadrius vociferus) Semipalmated plover (Charadrius...
- Black-bellied plover, Pluvialis squatarola European golden-plover, Pluvialis apricaria (R) American golden-plover, Pluvialis dominica Pacific golden-plover, Pluvialis...