Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A notable genus of tanagers, type of the subfamily Procniatinæ. P. tersa, the only species, inhabits the Neotropical region. Also called
Tersa and Tersina.
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- noun bellbirds
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It has the mouth of the goat-suckers and procnias, and the port of those vultures whose crooked beaks are surrounded with stiff silky hairs.
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It has the mouth of the goat-suckers and procnias, and the port of those vultures whose crooked beaks are surrounded with stiff silky hairs.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 1 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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