Definition of Pachycephala

1. Noun. Arboreal insectivorous birds.

Exact synonyms: Genus Pachycephala
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Muscicapidae, Muscicapidae
Member holonyms: Thickhead, Whistler

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pachycephala

Pabir
Pablo Casals
Pablo Neruda
Pablum
Pabna District
Pac-Man
Pac1 ribonuclease
Pac Man
Pacer
Pacers
Pacheco's disease
Pacheco's parrot disease virus
Pachon's method
Pachon's test
Pachycephala
Pachyrhizus
Pachyrhizus erosus
Pachyrhizus tuberosus
Pachysandra procumbens
Pachysandra terminalis
Pacific
Pacific Coast
Pacific Daylight Time
Pacific Diver
Pacific Islander
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Ocean
Pacific Standard Time
Pacific Time

Literary usage of Pachycephala

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"pachycephala Olivacea, Vigors and Horsfield. Above olive-green ; beneath yellowish ; head grayish ; throat white, ... pachycephala Fuliginosa, Vigors and ..."

2. Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1877)
"Description of a supposed new species of pachycephala, from New Britain, proposed to be called— pachycephala ..."

3. The Proceedings of the Linnean Society of New South Wales by Linnean Society of New South Wales (1877)
"Mr. EP RAMSAY, FLS, &c., read the following papers :— Description of a new species of pachycephala from Fiji, in the collection of Wm. Macleay, Esq., ..."

4. Catalogue of the Birds of the Tropical Islands of the Pacific Ocean by George Robert Gray (1859)
"pachycephala CHLORURUS. BM Very like P. gutturalis, Gould ; but the tail is ... pachycephala VITIENSIS. BM Like P. melanura, Gould, but with the back and ..."

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