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boat-tailed grackle
[ boht-teyld ]
noun
- a large grackle, Quiscalus major, of the southeastern U.S., that folds its tail into a shape resembling the keel of a boat.
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of boat-tailed grackle1
An Americanism dating back to 1830–40
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They compared the rapidly expanding great-tailed grackle with their closest relative, the boat-tailed grackle, who are not rapidly expanding their range.
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North America has its own similar species — the common and boat-tailed grackle.
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Age determination and molt in the boat-tailed grackle.
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In the south it is exceeded in size only by the Boat-tailed Grackle.
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The nests are built of the same materials and the eggs are similar to those of the Boat-tailed Grackle, but larger; size 1.28 × .88.
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