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Definition of Ceryle alcyon
1. Noun. Greyish-blue North American kingfisher with a chestnut band on its chest.
Exact synonyms: Belted Kingfisher
Generic synonyms: Kingfisher
Group relationships: Ceryle, Genus Ceryle
Generic synonyms: Kingfisher
Group relationships: Ceryle, Genus Ceryle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ceryle Alcyon
Literary usage of Ceryle alcyon
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"Ceryle alcyon is subdivided and the following is to be inserted after the range
... Ceryle alcyon caurina GRINNELL. Northwestern Belted Kingfisher. [390a. ..."
2. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1903)
"Basal view of the same skull, lower mandible removed.—4. Superior view of the
lower mandible of Ceryle alcyon,— .y. Left pelvic limb of Ceryle alcyon : f. ..."
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