gale n / gale (bird

gale The two species of phalaropes, often referred to as 'Gale or Gill birds' or 'swimming snipes', are shorebirds which are circumpolar breeders and which spend the majority of the non-breeding season in the southern hemisphere well out to sea. [Add to DNE gale n, to T-1967 cite...

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Summary:gale The two species of phalaropes, often referred to as 'Gale or Gill birds' or 'swimming snipes', are shorebirds which are circumpolar breeders and which spend the majority of the non-breeding season in the southern hemisphere well out to sea. [Add to DNE gale n, to T-1967 cite] G. M. Story WK NOV. 24 1987 PRINTED ITEM DNE Sup Used I and Sup Used I and Sup 1 Used Sup