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‖ ornis|ˈɔːnɪs|
[a. Ger. Ornis, a. Gr. ὄρνις bird. (Introd. c 1859.)]
A collective term for the birds or bird life of a region or country; = avifauna.
1861Ibis 292 (heading) On the Diversity of the Estimate of the European Ornis and its causes [tr. Ger. paper by Dr. J. H. Blasius]. 1882in Edin. Rev. Apr. 474 An ornis more anomalous in its admixture of forms, but poorer as regards species. 1893Proc. Somerset Arch. & Nat. Hist. Soc. 102 This number appears inadequate to represent the Ornis of so large a county as Somerset. |