musophaga

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun The typical genus of Musophagidœ, formerly coextensive with the family, now restricted to such species as M. violacea and M. rossœ, of a glossy bluish-black color and furnished with a frontal shield or casque.

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• noun type genus of the Musophagidae