Sayornis phoebe

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Sayornis phoebe
    n 1: small dun-colored North American flycatcher [syn: {phoebe},
         {phoebe bird}, {Sayornis phoebe}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pewee \Pe"wee\, n. [So called from its note.]
   1. (Zool.) A common American tyrant flycatcher ({Sayornis
      ph[oe]be}, or {Sayornis fuscus}). Called also {pewit}, and
      {ph[oe]be}.
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   2. The woodcock. [Local, U.S.]
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   {Wood pewee} (Zool.), a bird ({Contopus virens}) similar to
      the pewee (See {Pewee}, 1), but of smaller size.
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