THORNBILL

thornbill

(noun) any of various South American hummingbirds with a sharp pointed bill

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

thornbill (plural thornbills)

Any of the passerine birds of the genus Acanthiza, native to Australia.

Any of the hummingbirds of the genera Chalcostigma and Ramphomicron, native to the Americas.

Source: Wiktionary

Thorn"bill`, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: Any one of several species of small, brilliantly colored American birds of the genus Rhamphomicron. They have a long, slender, sharp bill, and feed upon honey, insects, and the juice of the sugar cane.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition