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Garrulus
(gcide) | Garrulus \Garrulus\ prop. n.
The type genus of the Garrulinae, conmprising the Old World
jays.
Syn: genus Garrulus.
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garrulus
(wn) | Garrulus
n 1: type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays [syn:
Garrulus, genus Garrulus] |
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Ampelis garrulus
(gcide) | Bohemian \Bo*he"mi*an\, a.
1. Of or pertaining to Bohemia, or to the language of its
ancient inhabitants or their descendants. See Bohemian,
n., 2.
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2. Of or pertaining to a social gypsy or "Bohemian" (see
Bohemian, n., 3); vagabond; unconventional; free and
easy. [Modern]
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Hers was a pleasant Bohemian life till she was five
and thirty. --Blackw. Mag.
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Artists have abandoned their Bohemian manners and
customs nowadays. --W. Black.
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Bohemian chatterer, or Bohemian waxwing (Zool.), a small
bird of Europe and America (Ampelis garrulus); the
waxwing.
Bohemian glass, a variety of hard glass of fine quality,
made in Bohemia. It is of variable composition, containing
usually silica, lime, and potash, rarely soda, but no
lead. It is often remarkable for beauty of color.
[1913 Webster]Chatterer \Chat"ter*er\, n.
1. A prater; an idle talker.
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2. (Zool.) A bird of the family Ampelid[ae] -- so called
from its monotonous note. The Bohemion chatterer
(Ampelis garrulus) inhabits the arctic regions of both
continents. In America the cedar bird is a more common
species. See Bohemian chatterer, and Cedar bird.
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Garrulus glandarius
(gcide) | Jay \Jay\, n. [F. geai, OF. gai, jaj, perh. fr. OHG. g[=a]hi.
Cf. Gay.] (Zool.)
Any one of the numerous species of birds belonging to
Garrulus, Cyanocitta, and allied genera of the family
Corvidae. They are allied to the crows, but are smaller,
more graceful in form, often handsomely colored, and usually
have a crest.
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Note: The European jay (Garrulus glandarius) is a large and
handsomely colored species, having the body pale
reddish brown, lighter beneath; tail and wing quills
blackish; the primary coverts barred with bright blue
and black; throat, tail coverts, and a large spot on
the wings, white. Called also jay pie, Jenny jay,
and k[ae]. The common blue jay ({Cyanocitta
cristata}.), and the related species, are brilliantly
colored, and have a large erectile crest. The
California jay (Aphelocoma Californica), the Florida
jay (Aphelocoma Floridana), and the green jay
(Xanthoura luxuosa), of Texas and Mexico, are large,
handsome, crested species. The Canada jay ({Perisoreus
Canadensis}), and several allied species, are much
plainer and have no crest. See Blue jay, and {Whisky
jack}.
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Jay thrush (Zool.), any one several species of Asiatic
singing birds, of the genera Garrulax, Grammatoptila,
and related genera of the family Crateropodid[ae]; as,
the white-throated jay thrush (Garrulax albogularis)
(also called the white-throated laughingthrush), of
India.
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bombycilla garrulus
(wn) | Bombycilla garrulus
n 1: large waxwing of northern North America; similar to but
larger than the cedar waxwing [syn: Bohemian waxwing,
Bombycilla garrulus] |
coracias garrulus
(wn) | Coracias garrulus
n 1: common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown
back [syn: European roller, Coracias garrulus] |
garrulus
(wn) | Garrulus
n 1: type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays [syn:
Garrulus, genus Garrulus] |
genus garrulus
(wn) | genus Garrulus
n 1: type genus of the Garrulinae: Old World jays [syn:
Garrulus, genus Garrulus] |
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