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Melanotis Bonaparte 1850

Melanotis

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Melanotis is a genus of bird in the family Mimidae. It contains the following species:

Etymology

The word Melanotis is derived from the Ancient Greek roots melano-/μελανο- "black" and ot-/ὠτ- "ear".^[1]

Description

The two Melanotis species are the world's most brightly colored mockingbirds.^[2]

References

^ Liddell, Henry George and Robert Scott (1980). A Greek-English Lexicon (Abridged ed.). United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. pp. 431, 507. ISBN 0-19-910207-4.
^ Alderfer, Jonathan (2009). National Geographic Complete Birds of the World. National Geographic Books. p. 310. ISBN 978-1-4262-0403-6.

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Melanotis: Brief Summary

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Melanotis is a genus of bird in the family Mimidae. It contains the following species:

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