silky flycatcher

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any of several passerine birds of the family Ptilogonatidae, of the southwestern U.S. to Panama, related to the waxwings.

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But his fingers moved through her silky strands of hair, and then down her neck.
Powerful Congressman Writes About ‘Fleshy Breasts’|Asawin Suebsaeng|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Consider the trashy, silky sweatpants sent down the runway by Jarrar, complete with thick stripes running down the legs.
What’s Haute, What’s Not: The Meaning of Modern Couture|Liza Foreman|July 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Oak, great balance and a good finish with stone fruits and just enough oak to round the wine to a silky smooth feel on the palate.
William Shatner Picks His Favorite Wines|William Shatner|July 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“If You Had My Love” was silky-smooth with just the right amount of anguished yearning.
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This silky rendition of the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles' theme song is irrepressibly groovy.
Viral Video of the Day: Ninja Turtle Slow Jam|The Daily Beast Video|May 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Myiodynastes luteiventris luteiventris Sclater: Sulfur-bellied Flycatcher.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
Myiozetetes similis texensis (Giraud): Vermilion-crowned Flycatcher.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
Myiarchus tuberculifer platyrhynchus Ridgway: Olivaceous Flycatcher.
Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula|Erwin E. Klaas
I have an old sketch of a back view of three of them taken side by side; you see nothing but billows of fine silky hair.
Ancestors|Gertrude Atherton
The leaf is of beautiful appearance, of almost a silky texture, and in color a rich brown.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.