Definition of Coraciiformes

1. Noun. Rollers; kingfishers; hornbills; hoopoes; motmots; bee eaters; todies.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Coraciiformes

Coprinus atramentarius
Coprinus comatus
Copt
Coptic
Coptic Church
Coptis
Coptis groenlandica
Coptis trifolia groenlandica
Copts
Cor.
Cor Caroli
Cora
Coracias
Coracias garrulus
Coraciidae
Coraciiformes (current term)
Coragyps
Coragyps atratus
Coral
Coral Sea
Coral Springs
Coralie
Corallorhiza
Corallorhiza maculata
Corallorhiza striata
Corallorhiza trifida
Coran
Corbett
Corbin
Corbusian

Literary usage of Coraciiformes

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

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"ORDER Coraciiformes. In this Order are comprised several Sub-orders of birds, most of which are inhabitants of the Tropics, and do not immediately concern ..."

2. Birds' Nests: An Introduction to the Science of Caliology by Charles Dixon (1902)
"... the Falcons—Of certain Owls—Of the Coraciiformes — Of the Psittaciformes — Of the Cuculiformes — Of certain Cuckoos—Of the Columbiformes—Peculiarity in ..."

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