Definition of Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

1. Noun. Of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green.

Exact synonyms: Satin Bird, Satin Bowerbird
Generic synonyms: Bowerbird, Catbird
Group relationships: Genus Ptilonorhynchus, Ptilonorhynchus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus

Pterodactylus
Pterois
Pteropogon humboltianum
Pteropsida
Pteropus
Pteropus capestratus
Pteropus hypomelanus
Pterosauria
Pterostylis
Ptilocercus
Ptilocrinus
Ptilonorhynchidae
Ptilonorhynchus
Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Ptloris
Ptloris paradisea
Ptolemaian
Ptolemaic
Ptolemaic dynasty
Ptolemaic system
Ptolemaida
Ptolemais
Ptolemaist
Ptolemaists
Ptolemean
Ptolemy
Ptolemy I
Ptolemy II

Literary usage of Ptilonorhynchus violaceus

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

1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1897)
"Several species are common both to this colony and to New South Wales, while one—the Satin Bower-bird (ptilonorhynchus violaceus)— roves, one might almost ..."

2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... Gould ('Birds of Australia,' vol. iv. pi. 9). Queensland B.— C. orientalis, Gould. Satin B.— ptilonorhynchus violaceus, Vieil- lot. ..."

3. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"ptilonorhynchus violaceus). The adult male is conspicuous for the satin texture of its glossy black plumage. The younger bird is at first entirely of a dull ..."

4. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1902)
"By ARCHIBALD J. CAMPBELL, Esq., Melbourne. [Plates I.-III.] (Read 15th December 1897.) ptilonorhynchus violaceus, Vieillot. Satin Bower-Bird. ..."

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