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Psittaceous
Psittaceous Psit*ta"ceous, Psittacid Psit"ta*cid, a. [L.
psittacus a parrot, Gr. ?: cf. F. psittacide.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the parrots, or the Psittaci. -- n. One
of the Psittaci.
Psittaci
Psittaci Psit"ta*ci, n. pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
The order of birds which comprises the parrots.
Psittacid
Psittaceous Psit*ta"ceous, Psittacid Psit"ta*cid, a. [L.
psittacus a parrot, Gr. ?: cf. F. psittacide.] (Zo["o]l.)
Of or pertaining to the parrots, or the Psittaci. -- n. One
of the Psittaci.
psittacinaSarracenia Sar`ra*ce"ni*a, n. [NL. So named after a Dr.
Sarrazin of Quebec.] (Bot.)
A genus of American perennial herbs growing in bogs; the
American pitcher plant.
Note: They have hollow pitcher-shaped or tubular leaves, and
solitary flowers with an umbrella-shaped style.
Sarracenia purpurea, the sidesaddle flower, is common
at the North; S. flava, rubra, Drummondii,
variolaris, and psittacina are Southern species.
All are insectivorous, catching and drowning insects in
their curious leaves. See Illust. of Sidesaddle
flower, under Sidesaddle. Psitta-co-fulvine
Psitta-co-fulvine Psit`ta-co-ful"*vine, n. [Gr. ? a parrot +
L. fulvus yellow.]
A yellow pigment found in the feathers of certain parrots.
Psittacus erithacusJako Jak"o (j[a^]k"[-o]), n. (Zo["o]l.)
An African parrot (Psittacus erithacus), very commonly kept
as a cage bird; -- called also gray parrot. Psittacus erithacusGray Gray, a. [Compar. Grayer; superl. Grayest.] [OE.
gray, grey, AS. gr[=ae]g, gr[=e]g; akin to D. graauw, OHG.
gr[=a]o, G. grau, Dan. graa, Sw. gr[*a], Icel. gr[=a]r.]
[Written also grey.]
1. White mixed with black, as the color of pepper and salt,
or of ashes, or of hair whitened by age; sometimes, a dark
mixed color; as, the soft gray eye of a dove.
These gray and dun colors may be also produced by
mixing whites and blacks. --Sir I.
Newton.
2. Gray-haired; gray-headed; of a gray color; hoary.
3. Old; mature; as, gray experience. Ames.
Gray antimony (Min.), stibnite.
Gray buck (Zo["o]l.), the chickara.
Gray cobalt (Min.), smaltite.
Gray copper (Min.), tetrahedrite.
Gray duck (Zo["o]l.), the gadwall; also applied to the
female mallard.
Gray falcon (Zo["o]l.) the peregrine falcon.
Gray Friar. See Franciscan, and Friar.
Gray hen (Zo["o]l.), the female of the blackcock or black
grouse. See Heath grouse.
Gray mill or millet (Bot.), a name of several plants of the
genus Lithospermum; gromwell.
Gray mullet (Zo["o]l.) any one of the numerous species of
the genus Mugil, or family Mugilid[ae], found both in
the Old World and America; as the European species (M.
capito, and M. auratus), the American striped mullet
(M. albula), and the white or silver mullet (M.
Braziliensis). See Mullet.
Gray owl (Zo["o]l.), the European tawny or brown owl
(Syrnium aluco). The great gray owl (Ulula cinerea)
inhabits arctic America.
Gray parrot (Zo["o]l.), a parrot (Psittacus erithacus),
very commonly domesticated, and noted for its aptness in
learning to talk.
Gray pike. (Zo["o]l.) See Sauger.
Gray snapper (Zo["o]l.), a Florida fish; the sea lawyer.
See Snapper.
Gray snipe (Zo["o]l.), the dowitcher in winter plumage.
Gray whale (Zo["o]l.), a rather large and swift California
whale (Rhachianectes glaucus), formerly taken in large
numbers in the bays; -- called also grayback,
devilfish, and hardhead. Sitta EuropaeaNuthatch Nut"hatch`, n. [OE. nuthake. See 2d Hack.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of several species of birds of the genus Sitta, as
the European species (Sitta Europ[ae]a). The white-breasted
nuthatch (S. Carolinensis), the red-breasted nuthatch (S.
Canadensis), the pygmy nuthatch (S. pygm[ae]a), and
others, are American.
Meaning of Sitta from wikipedia
- The
nuthatches (/nʌt.hætʃ/)
constitute a genus,
Sitta, of
small p****erine
birds belonging to the
family Sittidae.
Characterised by
large heads, short...
- "Flagpole
Sitta" is a song by
American rock band
Harvey Danger from
their 1997
debut album,
Where Have All the
Merrymakers Gone? It was
released as the...
-
Sittas (Gr****: Σίττας; died 538) was a
Byzantine military commander during the
reign of
Emperor Justinian I (r. 527–565).
During the
Iberian War against...
- The red-breasted
nuthatch (
Sitta canadensis) is a
small songbird. The
adult has blue-grey
upperparts with
cinnamon underparts, a
white throat and face...
- The
Eurasian nuthatch or wood
nuthatch (
Sitta europaea) is a
small p****erine bird
found throughout the
Palearctic and in Europe. Like
other nuthatches...
-
Bajre Da
Sitta is a 2022
Punjabi period drama directed by J**** Grewal, and
produced by Ammy Virk.
Along with Virk, the film
stars Tania and Noor Chahal...
- The white-breasted
nuthatch (
Sitta carolinensis) is a
species of bird in the
nuthatch family Sittidae. It is a medium-sized nuthatch,
measuring approximately...
- The
pygmy nuthatch (
Sitta pygmaea) is a tiny songbird,
about 10 cm (4 in) long and
about 10 grams in weight. Measurements: Length: 3.5–4.3 in (8.9–10...
- The velvet-fronted
nuthatch (
Sitta frontalis) is a
small p****erine bird in the
nuthatch family Sittidae found in
southern Asia from Nepal, India, Sri...
- The
western rock
nuthatch (
Sitta neumayer) (sometimes
known simply as rock nuthatch) is a
small p****erine bird
which breeds from
Croatia east through...
