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wing bar in American Englishnouna line of contrasting color along the coverts of a bird's wing Examples of 'wing bar' in a sentencewing bar They are like willow warblers with a neat wing-bar and a pale eyestripe.They are very similar, but the bigger bird has a distinctive white wing-bar.Most often it is seen going overhead, making a clicking call, with its wing-bar very noticeable.They have their parents' gold wing-bar, but not as yet their red, white and black faces.The ringed plover has a distinct white wing-bar, whereas the little ringed has plain brown wings.They are like small, bluish woodpigeons, without the white wing-bars or neck marks.The females are yellowish brownbut have the distinctive wing bars too.The sunlight seems to shine through these wing-bars when they fly directly overhead. |