Strisores

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

  Strisores \Stri*so"res\, n. pl. [NL.; cf. L. stridere to creak,
     whiz, buzz.] (Zool.)
     A division of passerine birds including the humming birds,
     swifts, and goatsuckers. It is now generally considered an
     artificial group.
     [1913 Webster]