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Definition of Melopsittacus
1. Noun. A genus of Psittacidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Psittacidae, Psittacidae
Member holonyms: Budgereegah, Budgerigar, Budgerygah, Budgie, Grass Parakeet, Lovebird, Melopsittacus Undulatus, Shell Parakeet
Lexicographical Neighbors of Melopsittacus
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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