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| Noun | 1. A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.[Websters]. | |
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Date "Ivory-bill" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
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| Noun | 1. A large, handsome, North American woodpecker (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp, ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the Gulf States.[Websters]. | |
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Date "IVORY-BILL" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1914. (references) |
