Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of woodpeckers, of the family Picidæ.
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- noun a genus of Picidae
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In Auto-malus the tail is bright satiny rufous; in Pseudo-colaptes the entire under surface is rufous of a peculiar vivid tint, verging on orange or red; in Magarornis the bosom is black, and beautifully ornamented with small leaf-shaped spots of a delicate straw-colour.
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