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Definition of Bulbuls
1. bulbul [n] - See also: bulbul
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bulbuls
Literary usage of Bulbuls
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Life After Logging: Reconciling Wildlife Conservation and Production by Erik Maijaard (2005)
"Bul buls bulbuls (Pycnonotidae) are a large family of closely related species
with varying habitat preferences. Not much body size differentiation is ..."
2. The Soul's Rubáiyát by Amelia Woodward Truesdell (1910)
""Press on till bulbuls to the lark repeat Thy prayer, thine incense for the
heavenly seat; Till thou with morning's messenger canst sing ' 'Tis there! ..."
3. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"The green bulbuls are characterized by the possession of a slender curved bill
equaling the head in length, the tip being notched, and the nostrils oval; ..."
4. The Birds of India: Being a Natural History of All the Birds Known to by Thomas Claverhill Jerdon (1863)
"In this family I include both the bulbuls and Orioles, which agree in their short
legs ... It has not been usual to class the bulbuls and Orioles together, ..."
5. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1901)
"This is the only species employed in such a way, but several other bulbuls may
be seen caged, especially the almost equally abundant ..."
6. The Gems of the East: Sixteen Thousand Miles of Research Travel Among Wild by Arnold Henry Savage Landor (1904)
"The lake was also inhabited by bulbuls, wicked devils, who, however, ...
Although these bulbuls have no wings and only long claws, they can hover about the ..."
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