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Definition of Coracias garrulus

1. Noun. Common European blue-and-green roller with a reddish-brown back.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Coracias Garrulus

Literary usage of Coracias garrulus

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)
"... to an elongation of the outer tail-feather. The base of the bill is beset with several strong bristles. I. THE COMMON ROLLER. coracias garrulus. ..."

2. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1893)
"coracias garrulus, Linn. The European Roller, or " Blue Jay," as it is usually called, is fairly common inland, and is frequently found in Aden itself ..."

3. The feathered tribes of the British islands by Robert Mudie (1834)
"... that we need do little more than mention the bare names. THE ROLLER. (Coracias garrulus.) About the size of a jay, beautifully marked with ..."

4. Chinese Central Asia: A Ride to Little Tibet by Henry Lansdell (1893)
"... bat (Vesperugo serotinus), a water snake (Tropidonotus hydrus); and of birds, the common roller (coracias garrulus), the Indian grey shrike (Lanius ..."

5. Chinese Central Asia: A Ride to Little Tibet by Henry Lansdell (1894)
"... a water snake (Tropidonotus hydrus); and of birds, the common roller (Coracias garrulus), the Indian grey shrike (Lanius ..."

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