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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A halcyon, or non-aquatic kingfisher: a name invented to avoid speaking of a bird that does not fish as a “kingfisher.” See Halcyoninæ.
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“The dark woods resound with the lively and exultant song of the kinghunter”
A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and Its Tributaries
“The dark woods resound with the lively and exultant song of the kinghunter (_Halcyon striolata_), as he sits perched on high among the trees.”
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