A bird called jacamar is often taken for a kingfisher, but it has no relationship to that tribe. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
“That must be a jacamar,” said Herbert, trying to get nearer. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Island] Reference
It was indeed a jacamar, of which the plumage shines with a metallic luster. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Island] Reference
“This will be a good opportunity to taste jacamar,” replied the sailor, “if that fellow is in a humor to be roasted!”. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Island] Reference
This area is home to several endangered and endemic birds, including the white-necked parakeet, coppery-chested jacamar, and bicoloured antvireo. From Wordnik.com. [Eastern Cordillera real montane forests] Reference
Just then, a stone cleverly thrown by the boy, struck the creature on the wing, but the blow did not disable it, and the jacamar ran off and disappeared in an instant. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Island] Reference
The great or broad-billed jacamar is very like a kingfisher. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
The smallest species of jacamar is very common in the dry savannas. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
The jacamar lives entirely on insects, but never goes in search of them. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
The large jacamar is pretty common about two hundred miles up the River Demerara. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
Early in January the jacamar is in fine plumage for the cabinet of the naturalist. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
The little three-toed jacamar possesses a few of the brilliant hues which adorn his brethren. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
The paradise jacamar (galbula paradisea) frequents the more open parts of the forest, and is generally found in pairs. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
The jacamar has no affinity to the woodpecker or kingfisher (notwithstanding what travellers affirm) either in its haunts or anatomy. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
The green jacamar (galbula viridis) is a beautiful bird, about the size of a lark; the upper parts of the body being generally of an exceedingly brilliant, changeable green, glossed with copper-gold. From Wordnik.com. [The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America] Reference
There are three species of jacamar to be found on the different sandhills and dry savannas of Demerara; but there is another much larger and far more beautiful to be seen when you arrive in that part of the country where there are rocks. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
Among these are listed the spot-winged parrotlet Touit stictoptera (VU), redfaced parrot Hapalopsittaca pyrrhops (VU), little woodstar Acestrura bombus (VU), coppery-chested jacamar Galbula pastazae (VU) and masked mountain tanager Buthraupis wetmorei (VU). From Wordnik.com. [Sangay National Park, Ecuador] Reference
Saturday, after successfully spelling such words as octogenary, mitriform, bellicose, jacamar and divulgence, Aishwarya won the 17th annual Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by The State Journal-Register in cooperation with the Sangamon County Regional Superintendent of Schools. From Wordnik.com. [The State Journal-Register Home RSS] Reference
“A jacamar!” cried Herbert. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Island] Reference
Other words that underwent changes include, to cite only a few: agouti from acuti Tupí) ipecac from ipeksaguene burgao from perigoa (Tupí) (Tupí) abussu from cacahuatl) istle from ichtli (Nahuatl) cacao from cacahuatl jacamar from jacama-ari. From Wordnik.com. [VERBATIM: The Language Quarterly Vol IX No 3] Reference
There are four species of jacamar in Demerara. From Wordnik.com. [Wanderings in South America] Reference
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