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Definition of Petchary
1. Noun. A kingbird that breeds in the southeastern United States and winters in tropical America; similar to but larger than the eastern kingbird.
Generic synonyms: Kingbird, Tyrannus Tyrannus
Definition of Petchary
1. the grey king-bird [n PETCHARIES]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Petchary
Literary usage of Petchary
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1864)
"The Loggerhead is found, though not so abundant as the petchary, ... Their habits
are in most respects those of the petchary ; the nest is of the same size, ..."
2. The Birds of Jamaica by Philip Henry Gosse, Richard Hill (1847)
"In Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth's, the name petchary is applied indifferently
to this and the grey species, as the equivalent term Pitirre, in Cuba seems ..."
3. Library of Universal Knowledge: A Reprint of the Last (1880) Edinburgh and (1881)
"The entire length of the gray petchary is about 9^ inches. It is a very bold and
strong bird, and in defense of its young will maintain the battle against ..."
4. The International Cyclopedia: A Compendium of Human Knowledge, Rev. with by Selim Hobart Peabody, Charles Francis Richardson (1898)
"petchary, the popular name of a number of species of the genus ... The name seems
to be derived from the cry of the GRAT petchary (T. ..."
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