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Attila, n.|əˈtɪlə, ˈætɪlə|
[mod. L. (adopted as a genus name in Fr. in R. P. Lesson Traité d'Ornithol. (1831) I. 360), a. the name of Attila (c 406–53), king of the Huns.]
A genus of tropical American flycatchers (family Tyrannidae) characterized by a large hooked bill;(also attila) a bird of this genus.
1907R. Ridgway Birds N. & Middle Amer. iv. 804 (heading) Gray-headed attila. 1951G. M. Sutton Mexican Birds 227/2 The last, sometimes called the Polymorphic Attila (8 inches), varies from olive to rufous above and from white to yellow below, but always has a yellow rump and gray streaking on the chest. 1970R. Meyer de Schauensee Guide Birds S. Amer. 296/1 Bright-rumped attila... Differs from other attilas..by contrasting bright yellow to tawny buff rump and upper tail coverts. |