ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
or scissor-tailed flycatcher ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷-
: a flycatcher ( Muscivora forficata ) of the southern United States and Mexico having a deeply forked tail and being gray above, white beneath, salmon on the sides, and scarlet at the base of the crown feathers