NIICIFRAGA
\nˌɪɪsɪfɹˈɑːɡə], \nˌɪɪsɪfɹˈɑːɡə], \n_ˌɪ__ɪ_s_ɪ_f_ɹ_ˈɑː_ɡ_ə]\
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[L.] (Ornith.) Nut-cracker ; gen. of birds. Greater part of Europe and Asia. Sub-fam. Corvnae, fam. Corvidae, ord. Passeres. One spec. (N. Caryocatactes [Gr.]) occasionally visits England. General colour brown, white spots; wings and tail brown.
By Henry Percy Smith
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