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- proper noun A taxonomic
family within theorder Psittaciformes — theparrots .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Although the Psittacidae are Pantropical in distribution, indications are that they probably originated in the Old
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"It was David who shot the bird," I said, "but it was Oliver who saw by its multi-coloured plumage that it was one of the Psittacidae, an excellent substitute for partridge."
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They belong to the Psittacidae, or parrot tribe, and are known at once by the great length of their tails, and by having their cheeks destitute of feathers.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
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The wide-extending marshes and pools are frequented by pelicans, herons, and wild geese, ducks, and flamingoes; while other birds -- chiefly belonging to the Falconidae, Ardeidae, Strigidae, and Psittacidae -- are numerous.
The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America
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Resultados Preliminares del Proyecto Ecología, Biología, y Situación Actual de la cotorra (Amazona barbadensis: Psittacidae) en la Isla de Margarita, Nueva Esparta.
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