http://wordie.org/words/thorntail Comments for the word 'Thorntail' http://wordie.org http://wordie.org/words/thorntail#comments Any of the species of hummingbirds in the genus Popelairia or Discosura, with long, slender, pointed tail feathers and sometimes a long, pointed crest on the head. Native to South and Central America. Here's a <a href="/words/Wire-Crested">Wire-Crested</a> Thorntail, for example. <br /> <br />Others are the Black-Bellied Thorntail, <a href="/words/Coppery">Coppery</a> Thorntail, and Racket-Tailed <a href="/words/Coquette">Coquette</a>. Thu, 13 Mar 2008 18:37:11 +0000 http://wordie.org/words/thorntail#comments