Definitions
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Paradisaeidae .
Etymologies
Sorry, no etymologies found.
Support
Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word Cicinnurus.
Examples
-
It was the scarlet species with the green spiral tail wires, known as Cicinnurus regius to science and goby-goby to the Aruese—the smaller of the two birds of paradise for which Aru was renowned.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
-
It was the scarlet species with the green spiral tail wires, known as Cicinnurus regius to science and goby-goby to the Aruese—the smaller of the two birds of paradise for which Aru was renowned.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
-
Bird of Paradise, which differs so much from the three preceding species as to deserve a distinct generic name, and it has accordingly been called Cicinnurus regius.
-
Cicinnurus regius, being similarly banded beneath; and we may therefore conclude that its near ally, the
-
It continually utters a harsh, creaking note, somewhat intermediate between that of Paradisea apoda, and the more musical cry of Cicinnurus regius.
-
He recognized it as the king bird of paradise, now known to science as Cicinnurus regius.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
-
He recognized it as the king bird of paradise, now known to science as Cicinnurus regius.
The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004
-
It continually utters a harsh, creaking note, somewhat intermediate between that of Paradisea apoda, and the more musical cry of Cicinnurus regius.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
-
The bill is black, short, and rather compressed, with the feathers advancing over the nostrils, as in Cicinnurus regius.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
-
The female, as figured and described by Dr. Bernstein, is very like that of Cicinnurus regius, being similarly banded beneath; and we may therefore conclude that its near ally, the "Magnificent," is at least equally plain in this sex, of which specimens have not yet been obtained.
The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 2 Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
Comments
Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.