1) Well known bird 
[bird] The shortwings are colourful medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the genus Brachypteryx of the thrush family Turdidae, although some taxonomists place them in the Old World Flycatcher family Muscicapidae. They show strong sexual plumage dimorphism. All are southeast Asian species. Most shortwings are place in the genus Brachyp...
The falconry name for all true hawks. 
• (n.) Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong to Brachypterix, Callene, and allied genera.
Short'wing` noun (Zoology) Any one of several species of small wrenlike Asiatic birds having short wings and a short tail. They belong to Brachypterix , Callene , and allied genera.