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Excubitorium
Excubitorium Ex*cu`bi*to"ri*um, n. [LL. excubitorium; ex out +
cubare, cubitum, to lie.] (Eccl. Antiq.)
A gallery in a church, where persons watched all night.
Lanius excubitorShrike Shrike, n. [Akin to Icel. skr[=i]kja a shrieker, the
shrike, and E. shriek; cf. AS. scr[=i]c a thrush. See
Shriek, v. i.] (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of oscinine birds of the family
Laniid[ae], having a strong hooked bill, toothed at the
tip. Most shrikes are insectivorous, but the common European
gray shrike (Lanius excubitor), the great northern shrike
(L. borealis), and several others, kill mice, small birds,
etc., and often impale them on thorns, and are, on that
account called also butcher birds. See under Butcher.
Note: The ant shrikes, or bush shrikes, are clamatorial birds
of the family Formicarid[ae]. The cuckoo shrikes of
the East Indies and Australia are Oscines of the family
Campephagid[ae]. The drongo shrikes of the same
regions belong to the related family Dicrurid[ae].
See Drongo.
Crow shrike. See under Crow.
Shrike thrush.
(a) Any one of several species of Asiatic timaline birds of
the genera Thamnocataphus, Gampsorhynchus, and
allies.
(b) Any one of several species of shrikelike Australian
singing birds of the genus Colluricincla.
Shrike tit.
(a) Any one of several Australian birds of the genus
Falcunculus, having a strong toothed bill and sharp
claws. They creep over the bark of trees, like titmice,
in search of insects.
(b) Any one of several species of small Asiatic birds
belonging to Allotrius, Pteruthius, Cutia,
Leioptila, and allied genera, related to the true tits.
Called also hill tit.
Swallow shrike. See under Swallow.
Meaning of Excubitor from wikipedia
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Excubitor may
refer to:
Excubitors,
imperial guards of the
early Byzantine emperors Lanius excubitor, a bird
species known as
great grey
shrike 8591 Excubitor...
- The
Excubitors (Latin:
excubitores or excubiti, lit. 'those out of bed', i.e. 'sentinels';
transcribed into Gr**** as ἐξκουβίτορες or ἐξκούβιτοι, exkoubitores/exkoubitoi)...
- The
great grey
shrike (Lanius
excubitor) is a
large and
predatory songbird species in the
shrike family (Laniidae). It
forms a
superspecies with its parapatric...
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consistent differences,
hence he
recommended combining the two into
Lanius excubitor. In
North America, this and the
related loggerhead shrike are commonly...
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Kenya sentinel chameleon, or
Mount Kenya hornless chameleon (Kinyongia
excubitor), is a
species of
chameleons endemic to Kenya. It is
known from Mount...
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Gastrotheca excubitor is a
species of frog in the
family Hemiphractidae. It is
endemic to
southern Peru and
occurs in the
Amazonian slopes and crests...
- The
steppe grey
shrike (Lanius
excubitor pallidirostris) is a
subspecies of
songbird in the
shrike family (Laniidae)
native to
Central Asia and parts...
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shrike family. It is
closely related to the
great grey shrike,
Lanius excubitor, and its
plumage is
generally similar to the
great grey
shrike apart from...
- Late
Roman army East
Roman army
Foederati Bucellarii Scholae Palatinae Excubitors Middle Themata Kleisourai Tourma Droungos Bandon Tagmata Domestic of the...
- The
Arabian great shrike (Lanius
excubitor aucheri) is a non-migratory
subspecies of the
great grey
shrike found mainly in the
Arabian Peninsula. Formerly...
