Crossword-Solution: LOPHORNIS
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Hint 1 meaning
The superficial contents of any figure; the surface included
within any given lines; superficial extent; as, the area of a square or
a triangle.
Hint 2 anagram
REAA
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CERTAIN BRAIN SIZE
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Sentences with LOPHORNIS (5)
And to the glory of prismatic colouring are added feather decorations, such as the racket-plumes and downy muffs of Spathura, the crest and frills of Lophornis, the sapphire gorget burning on the snow-white breast of Oreotrochilus, the fiery tail of Cometes, and, amongst grotesque forms, the long pointed crest-feathers, representing horns, and flowing-white beard adorning the piebald goat-like face of Oxypogon.
Lophornis ornatus, male and female (from Brehm).] In regard to colour hardly anything need here be said; for every one knows how splendid are the tints of birds, and how harmoniously they are combined.
The beautiful little _Lophornis Gouldi_, found rarely at Pará, and the magnificent _Topaza pyra_, which is not uncommon on the Upper Rio Negro, are, however, exceptions, and will bear comparison with any species in this wonderful family.
Similar modifications are found in the genera _Sappho_, _Cynanthus_, _Lesbia_, _Stegnura_, _Discura_, _Gouldia_, _et al._ [12] Among the most remarkable of this wonderful family are the nine species of coquettes (_Lophornis_), which have elongated feathers, with metallic tips, springing from the sides of the neck; some have also beautiful crests.
The beautiful little _Lophornis Gouldi_, found rarely at Pará, and the magnificent _Topaza pyra_, which is not uncommon on the Upper Rio Negro, are however exceptions, and will bear comparison with any species in this wonderful family.