road runner
road runner Fast-running, desert cuckoo that lives in sw USA. It has a crested head, streaked brownish plumage, long, strong legs and long tail. It feeds on ground animals including snakes, which it kills with its long, pointed beak. Family Cuculidae; species Geococcyx californianus.
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