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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Trogonidae .
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Examples
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In the not very thick woods are beautiful coas (Trogon), misanthropic birds: very loud and agile blue jays (Corvus), which perch on the elevated trees, moving their long tails, and also brown-colored birds (Cuculus cayanus).
Did you know? The first scientific account of Lake Chapala comes from 1839 2009
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In the not very thick woods are beautiful coas (Trogon), misanthropic birds: very loud and agile blue jays (Corvus), which perch on the elevated trees, moving their long tails, and also brown-colored birds (Cuculus cayanus).
Did you know? The first scientific account of Lake Chapala comes from 1839 2009
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Props to Trogon and Bad Astronomy for the news flash.
Archive 2008-03-01 The AstroDyke 2008
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The eternal optimist, I look in the bird book under Elegant Trogon.
One and Two 2003
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Always, in hope of catching a glimpse of the Elegant Trogon.
One and Two 2003
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The eternal optimist, I look in the bird book under Elegant Trogon.
One and Two 2003
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Always, in hope of catching a glimpse of the Elegant Trogon.
One and Two 2003
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Resplendent Trogon, several species Central America.
Our Vanishing Wild Life Its Extermination and Preservation William Temple Hornaday 1895
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The other (Trogon caligatus, Gould) is rather smaller, of similar colours, excepting the head, which is black, and a dark blue collar round the neck.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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"Quesal," the royal bird of the Aztecs (Trogon resplendens), is sometimes found.
The Naturalist in Nicaragua Thomas Belt 1855
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