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Accipiter torquatus
Sparrow Spar"row, n. [OE. sparwe, AS. spearwa; akin to OHG. sparo, G. sperling, Icel. sp["o]rr, Dan. spurv, spurre, Sw. sparf, Goth. sparwa; -- originally, probably, the quiverer or flutterer, and akin to E. spurn. See Spurn, and cf. Spavin.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringillig[ae], having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House. Note: The following American species are well known; the chipping sparrow, or chippy, the sage sparrow, the savanna sparrow, the song sparrow, the tree sparrow, and the white-throated sparrow (see Peabody bird). See these terms under Sage, Savanna, etc. 2. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge. He that doth the ravens feed, Yea, providently caters for the sparrow, Be comfort to my age! --Shak. Field sparrow, Fox sparrow, etc. See under Field, Fox, etc. Sparrow bill, a small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. Sparrow hawk. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small European hawk (Accipiter nisus) or any of the allied species. (b) A small American falcon (Falco sparverius). (c) The Australian collared sparrow hawk (Accipiter torquatus). Note: The name is applied to other small hawks, as the European kestrel and the New Zealand quail hawk. Sparrow owl (Zo["o]l.), a small owl (Glaucidium passerinum) found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also applied to other species of small owls. Sparrow spear (Zo["o]l.), the female of the reed bunting. [Prov. Eng.]
Callithrix torquatus
Macavahu Ma`ca*va"hu, n. (Zo["o]l.) A small Brazilian monkey (Callithrix torquatus), -- called also collared teetee.
Colymbus torquatus
Loon Loon, n. [For older loom, Icel. l?mr; akin to Dan. & Sw. lom.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several aquatic, wed-footed, northern birds of the genus Urinator (formerly Colymbus), noted for their expertness in diving and swimming under water. The common loon, or great northern diver (Urinator imber, or Colymbus torquatus), and the red-throated loon or diver (U. septentrionalis), are the best known species. See Diver.
Cuniculus torquatus
Snowy Snow"y, a. 1. White like snow. ``So shows a snowy dove trooping with crows.' --Shak. 2. Abounding with snow; covered with snow. ``The snowy top of cold Olympus.' --Milton. 3. Fig.: Pure; unblemished; unstained; spotless. There did he lose his snowy innocence. --J. Hall (1646). Snowy heron (Zo["o]l.), a white heron, or egret (Ardea candidissima), found in the Southern United States, and southward to Chili; -- called also plume bird. Snowy lemming (Zo["o]l.), the collared lemming (Cuniculus torquatus), which turns white in winter. Snowy owl (Zo["o]l.), a large arctic owl (Nyctea Scandiaca, or N. nivea) common all over the northern parts of the United States and Europe in winter time. Its plumage is sometimes nearly pure white, but it is usually more or less marked with blackish spots. Called also white owl. Snowy plover (Zo["o]l.), a small plover ([AE]gialitis nivosa) of the western parts of the United States and Mexico. It is light gray above, with the under parts and portions of the head white.
Torquate
Torquate Tor"quate, a. [L. torquatus wearing a collar.] (Zo["o]l.) Collared; having a torques, or distinct colored ring around the neck.
torquated
torquated or"qua*ted, a. [L. Torqyatus.] Having or wearing a torque, or neck chain.
Turdus torquatus
Ousel Ou"sel, n. [OE. osel, AS. ?sle; akin to G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf. Merle, Amsel.] (Zo["o]l.) One of several species of European thrushes, especially the blackbird (Merula merula, or Turdus merula), and the mountain or ring ousel (Turdus torquatus). [Written also ouzel.] Rock ousel (Zo["o]l.), the ring ousel. Water ousel (Zo["o]l.), the European dipper (Cinclus aquaticus), and the American dipper (C. Mexicanus).
Turdus torquatus
Amsel Am"sel, Amzel Am"zel, n. [Ger. See Ousel.] (Zo["o]l.) The European ring ousel (Turdus torquatus).

Meaning of Torquat from wikipedia

- agriculture, industry and trade by Antoni Vilanova and of sciences and arts by Torquat T****ó. The two pillars of the arch feature bats carved in stone, which...
- lieutenant-colonel Velpry 1939 : colonel Salvagnac 1958 : lieutenant-colonel de Torquat 1961 : Lalo 1963 : Fournier 1965 : Y. Michaut 1968 : Philiponnat 1970 :...
- 1956 : colonel Gaume 1958 : colonel de Corta 1960 : lieutenant-colonel Torquat de La Coulerie 1960 : colonel Langlois 1962 : lieutenant-colonel Antoine...
- erected at the site of the Battle of Salta, the work of the Catalan sculptor Torquat T****o, topped by a bronze allegory of Liberty and life-size statues of...
- Today the place is marked by the February 20th monument, designed by Torquat T****o [es] and made of stone from a local quarry. The reliefs on the sides...
- him in the Rambla, designed by the Joan Baptista Pons and sculpted by Torquat T****o. Removed during the Spanish Civil War and replaced afterwards near...
- 368. Gallia christiana VIII, "Instrumenta," pp. 500-501, no. XX. Em. de Torquat, "Le cloitre Sant-Aignan, (in French), in: Le Conteur Orleanais: Revue...
- Samnitibus x. K. Oct. ann. CDX 340 414 [T.] Manlius L. f. A. n. Imperiossus Torquat. cos. III de Latineis Campaneis Sidicineis [A]urunceis xv. K. Junias a...
- f. A[p.] n. Cr****. [I]nrigil[lens.] [T. Manlius L. f. A. n. Imperioss. Torquat. II a]biit dict. [A. Cornelius P. f. A. n. Cossus Arvina II] comit. habend...
- I by Josep Llimona Pere Albert by Antonio Vilanova Antoni Viladomat by Torquat T****o James Fabre by Pere Carbonell In 1914 the Casanova statue was moved...