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Meaning of STRISORES

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Stri*so"res\, n. pl. [NL.; cf. L. stridere to creak,
whiz, buzz.] (Zo["o]l.)
A division of passerine birds including the humming birds,
swifts, and goatsuckers. It is now generally considered an
artificial group.
 
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