Scissorstail

Scissorstail
Scissorstail Scis"sors*tail`, n. (Zo["o]l.) A tyrant flycatcher ({Milvulus forficatus}) of the Southern United States and Mexico, which has a deeply forked tail. It is light gray above, white beneath, salmon on the flanks, and fiery red at the base of the crown feathers. [1913 Webster]

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