n. 1. Any of a number of small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands belonging to the subfamily Drepanidae.
Syn. -- Hawaiian honeycreeper. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. any of numerous species of small, bright, colored, passerine birds of the family Cœrebidæ, related to the tanagers and wood warblers, abundant in Central and South America; they are songbirds with a curved bill for sucking nectar. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]