Lyre-tail

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

  Lyre bird \Lyre" bird`\n. (Zool.)
     Any one of two or three species of Australian birds of the
     genus {Menura}. The male is remarkable for having the sixteen
     tail feathers very long and, when spread, arranged in the
     form of a lyre. The common lyre bird ({Menura superba}),
     inhabiting New South Wales, is about the size of a grouse.


     Its general color is brown, with rufous color on the throat,
     wings, tail coverts and tail. Called also {lyre pheasant} and
     {lyre-tail}.
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