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Definition of Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
1. Noun. Of southeast Australia; male is glossy violet blue; female is light grey-green.
Generic synonyms: Bowerbird, Catbird
Group relationships: Genus Ptilonorhynchus, Ptilonorhynchus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ptilonorhynchus Violaceus
Literary usage of Ptilonorhynchus violaceus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Illustrated Magazine (1897)
"Several species are common both to this colony and to New South Wales, while
one—the Satin Bower-bird (Ptilonorhynchus violaceus)— roves, one might almost ..."
2. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... Gould ('Birds of Australia,' vol. iv. pi. 9). Queensland B.— C. orientalis,
Gould. Satin B.— Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, Vieil- lot. ..."
3. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"Ptilonorhynchus violaceus). The adult male is conspicuous for the satin texture
of its glossy black plumage. The younger bird is at first entirely of a dull ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1902)
"By ARCHIBALD J. CAMPBELL, Esq., Melbourne. [Plates I.-III.] (Read 15th December
1897.) Ptilonorhynchus violaceus, Vieillot. Satin Bower-Bird. ..."
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