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Saurothera vetula
Rain Rain, n. [OF. rein, AS. regen; akin to OFries. rein, D. & G. regen, OS. & OHG. regan, Icel., Dan., & Sw. regn, Goth. rign, and prob. to L. rigare to water, to wet; cf. Gr. ? to wet, to rain.] Water falling in drops from the clouds; the descent of water from the clouds in drops. Rain is water by the heat of the sun divided into very small parts ascending in the air, till, encountering the cold, it be condensed into clouds, and descends in drops. --Ray. Fair days have oft contracted wind and rain. --Milton. Note: Rain is distinguished from mist by the size of the drops, which are distinctly visible. When water falls in very small drops or particles, it is called mist; and fog is composed of particles so fine as to be not only individually indistinguishable, but to float or be suspended in the air. See Fog, and Mist. Rain band (Meteorol.), a dark band in the yellow portion of the solar spectrum near the sodium line, caused by the presence of watery vapor in the atmosphere, and hence sometimes used in weather predictions. Rain bird (Zo["o]l.), the yaffle, or green woodpecker. [Prov. Eng.] The name is also applied to various other birds, as to Saurothera vetula of the West Indies. Rain fowl (Zo["o]l.), the channel-bill cuckoo (Scythrops Nov[ae]-Hollandi[ae]) of Australia. Rain gauge, an instrument of various forms measuring the quantity of rain that falls at any given place in a given time; a pluviometer; an ombrometer. Rain goose (Zo["o]l.), the red-throated diver, or loon. [Prov. Eng.] Rain prints (Geol.), markings on the surfaces of stratified rocks, presenting an appearance similar to those made by rain on mud and sand, and believed to have been so produced. Rain quail. (Zo["o]l.) See Quail, n., 1. Rain water, water that has fallen from the clouds in rain.

Meaning of Saurothera from wikipedia

- includes the lizard cuckoos that were formerly included in the genus Saurothera. The genus Coccyzus was introduced in 1816 by the French ornithologist...
- considered a single species. Individually they were previously placed in genus Saurothera that was later merged into the current Coccyzus, and they are considered...
- single species. Individually, they were previously placed in the genus Saurothera that was later merged into the current Coccyzus, and they are considered...
- considered a single species. Individually they were previously placed in genus Saurothera that was later merged into the current Coccyzus, and they are considered...
- considered a single species. Individually they were previously placed in genus Saurothera that was later merged into the current Coccyzus, and they are considered...
- Micrococcyx (3 species) Genus Piaya – (2 species) Genus Coccyzus – includes Saurothera and Hyetornis (13 species) Tribe Cuculini – brood-parasitic cuckoos of...
- Open Tree of Life: 212182 Paleobiology Database: 368474 Xeno-canto: Geococcyx-californi**** Saurothera californiana Wikidata: Q109563464 GBIF: 9662212...
- for corn dolly, a form of straw work Ortalis vetula, a species of bird Saurothera vetula, a species of cuckoo Balistes vetula, a species of triggerfish...
- in Coccyzus and Piaya, includes Micrococcyx Genus Coccyzus – includes Saurothera and Hyetornis Genus Coua – coua Genus Crotophaga – anis Genus Cuculus...
- French word taco used for lizard cuckoos in the genus Coccyzus (earlier Saurothera) combined with the genus name Coua while the species epithet commemorates...