coly
See also: Coly
English
editEtymology
editNew Latin colius, probably from Ancient Greek κολιός (koliós, “a kind of woodpecker”).
Noun
editcoly (plural colies)
- Any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
- 1983, Oliver Luther Austin, Birds of the World[1], page 63:
- First, their feathers grow continuously over their bodies without the bare spaces (apteria) between tracts most other birds have. This condition is shared only by the ostrich, the penguins, and the colies.
- 1999, Michael A. Mares, Mousebird, entry in Encyclopedia of Deserts, page 378,
Usage notes
editExtant species of order Coliiformes are classified into the genera Colius and Urocolius, both in family Coliidae.
Synonyms
edit- (bird): mousebird
See also
edit- Coliiformes (order)
- Coliidae (family)