Clamatores

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Clamatores \Clam`a*to"res\, n. pl. [L. clamator, pl. clamatores,
     a bawler.] (Zool.)
     A division of passerine birds in which the vocal muscles are
     but little developed, so that they lack the power of singing.
     [1913 Webster]



From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  Clamatores
       n : used in some classification systems; a suborder or
           superfamily nearly coextensive with suborder Tyranni;
           Passeriformes having relatively simple vocal organs and
           little power of song: clamatorial birds [syn: {suborder
           Clamatores}]