Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A genus of South American parrots, the amazons, having numerous species, as C. amazonica and C. æstira.
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Hodgson originally named this bird _Proparus chrysotis_, but as the bird has _silvery_ ears Hodgson himself rejected this name and adopted the one given above.
The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 Allan Octavian Hume 1870
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