Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Timaliidae .
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Examples
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The southern scimitar-babbler (_Pomatorhinus horsfieldi_), like the jungle babbler on the Nilgiris, is a bird heard more often than seen.
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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The next member of the family of the Crateropodidæ that demands our attention is the rusty-cheeked scimitar-babbler (_Pomatorhinus erythrogenys_).
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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The nest was not unlike that of _Pomatorhinus_, but of course considerably smaller, not so much domed, and with the mouth of the egg-cavity pointing upwards.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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One egg that I possess of this species I owe to Captain Hutton, and it is of the _Pomatorhinus_ type -- a long oval, slightly pointed pure white egg, with but little gloss, measuring 1·08 by 0·75.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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It was placed on the ground, among low scrub, near the outskirts of a large forest, and was neatly made, for a _Pomatorhinus_, of bamboo-leaves and long grass, with a thin lining of fibry strips torn from old bamboo-stems.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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Eggs sent by Mr. Mandelli as belonging to this species closely resemble those of _Pomatorhinus ferruginosus_, but are somewhat smaller; they are oval eggs a good deal pointed towards one end, pure white, and with a high gloss.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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Pomatorhinus melanurus, _Blyth, Hume, Cat. _ no. 404 bis.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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Pomatorhinus olivaceus, _Blyth, Hume, Cat. _ no. 403 bis.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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Several rare species of finches were shot: and a species of the genus Pomatorhinus, a Swan River bird, was seen by Mr. Gilbert.
Journal of an Overland Expedition in Australia : from Moreton Bay to Port Essington, a distance of upwards of 3000 miles, during the years 1844-1845 Ludwig Leichhardt 1830
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Pomatorhinus trivirgatus, Temm. — — — — — — temporalis, VIG. and
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