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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A general name of the hornbills, or birds of the family Bucerotidæ: adopted by Brisson in 1760 for the whole of them, as Buceros hydrocorax of the Philippines, B. obscurus of the Moluccas, etc.
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The rhinoceros bird, hornbill, or calao (buceros), called by the natives anggang and burong taun, is chiefly remarkable for what is termed the horn, which in the most common species extends halfway down the upper mandible of its large beak, and then turns up; but the varieties of shape are numerous.
The History of Sumatra Containing An Account Of The Government, Laws, Customs And Manners Of The Native Inhabitants William Marsden 1795
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