Definition of Melopsittacus

1. Noun. A genus of Psittacidae.


Lexicographical Neighbors of Melopsittacus

Mellivora
Mellivora capensis
Mellon
Melnick-Needles syndrome
Melocactus
Melodie
Melody
Melogale
Meloidae
Melolontha
Melolontha melolontha
Melolonthidae
Melony
Melophagus
Melophagus ovinus
Melopsittacus (current term)
Melopsittacus undulatus
Melospiza
Melospiza georgiana
Melospiza melodia
Melpomene
Melpomenean
Meltzer's law
Meltzer-Lyon test
Melungeon
Melungeons
Melursus
Melursus ursinus
Melvil Dewey

Literary usage of Melopsittacus

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

1. Handbook to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1865)
"Genus Melopsittacus, Gould. The only known species of this form is strictly ... Melopsittacus undulatus, Gould, Birds of Australia, fol., vol. v. pl. 44. ..."

2. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1855)
"Melopsittacus, Gould, B. of Austr. (1840). 1. Melopsittacus UNDULATUS. The Undulated Parrakeet. Psittacus undulatus, Shaw, Nat. Misc. pi. 673. ..."

3. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"Genus Melopsittacus. Generic characters. Bill moderate; culmen arched; ... As of Melopsittacus, there is only one species known of this genus. ..."

4. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases and Usages with by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... (Melopsittacus ... 1848. J. Gould, 'Birds of Australia,' vol. v. pi. 44 : "Melopsittacus ..."

5. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia by Royal Society of South Australia (1900)
"... the means for saving the labour of re-examining a flower. Thousands of blossoms daily fall by this means. Melopsittacus UNDULATUS, Shaw. Melopsittacus ..."

6. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"New Zealand. Presented by His Excell. Sir G. Grey Presented by the Admiralty. 4. Melopsittacus. Melopsittacus, Gould, B. of Austr. (1840). 1. ..."

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