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Webster 1913 Edition
Rupicola
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Ru-pic′o-la
,Noun.
[NL., fr. L.
rupes
, gen. rupis
, a rock + colere
to inhabit.] (Zool.)
A genus of beautiful South American passerine birds, including the cock of the rock.
☞ The species are remarkable for having an elevated fan-shaped crest of feathers on the head, and for the beautiful color of their plumage, which is mostly some delicate shade of yellow or orange.