The New International Encyclopædia/Buffalo-bird

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2310276The New International Encyclopædia — Buffalo-bird

BUFFALO-BIRD. A bird closely associated with wild oxen or buffaloes, picking the parasites from their hides to eat, and warning the animal of possible danger by the expression of its own alarm. (1) An ox-pecker (q.v.). (2) A tick-bird. See Tick.