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Pezophaps solitaria
Solitaire Sol`i*taire", n. [F. See Solitary.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. --Pope. 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists. --Mrs. R. H. Davis. 3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by ``jumping,' as in draughts. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary. (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.

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- Prideaux John Selby with the common bronzewing (Phaps chalcoptera) as the type species. The genus name Phaps (φάψ) is the Ancient Gr**** word for a wild pigeon...
- media related to Phaps chalcoptera. Wikispecies has information related to Phaps chalcoptera. BirdLife International (2016). "Phaps chalcoptera". IUCN...
- Pháp Hiền (died 626) was a Vietnamese Buddhist monk notable in the early history of Buddhism in Vietnam, Vietnamese Thiền in Vietnam. Pháp Hiền studied...
- Hoằng Pháp Temple (Chùa Hoằng Pháp, built 1957) is a temple in Hóc Môn, a suburb of Ho Chi Minh City. Philip Taylor Modernity and Re-Enchantment: Religion...
- Phap Hoa Temple (Vietnamese: Chùa Pháp Hoa, listen, Chữ Hán: 法葩寺), meaning Dharma Lotus Temple, is a Buddhist temple located in Pennington, South Australia...
- has media related to Phaps elegans. Wikispecies has information related to Phaps elegans. BirdLife International (2016). "Phaps elegans". IUCN Red List...
- Pháp Loa (法螺; 1284–1330) was a Vietnamese Thiền Buddhist monk of the Trúc Lâm Yên Tử sect, and second patriarch of that sect. He was a disciple of Buddhist...
- bird moves. Three species are always known as "bronzewings" in the genus Phaps, and several broadly similar birds also have the trademark wing patch to...
- Hồ Chí Minh (born Nguyễn Sinh Cung; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), colloquially known as Uncle Ho (Bác Hồ) and by other aliases and sobriquets, was a...
- Hospital of Hanoi, Vietnamese: Bệnh viện Pháp của Hà Nội), known in Vietnam under the name Bệnh viện Việt Pháp, formerly the Viet Nam International Hospital...