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Definition of Megalaima faber

Megalaima faber
Ironsmith I"ron*smith`, n. 1. A worker in iron; one who makes and repairs utensils of iron; a blacksmith. 2. (Zo["o]l.) An East Indian barbet (Megalaima faber), inhabiting the Island of Hainan. The name alludes to its note, which resembles the sounds made by a smith.

Meaning of Megalaima faber from wikipedia

- described a barbet specimen collected in Sumatra. It was placed in the genus ****ma proposed by George Robert Gray in 1842 who suggested to use this name...
- The Chinese barbet (Psilopogon faber) is a bird in the family ****midae. The species was first described by Robert Swinhoe in 1870. It is endemic to...
- three genera, Caloramphus, ****ma and Psilopogon, but studies show that Psilopogon to be nested within the clade of ****ma. Since members of this clade...
- branch consisting of Asian barbets that were formerly placed in the genus ****ma proposed by George Robert Gray in 1841. Since Psilopogon was proposed...