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soly | coly |

As an adverb soly

is obsolete form of lang=en.

As a noun coly is

any bird of either of the genera Colius or Urocolius, endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.

soly

English

Adverb

(-)
  • * Spenser
    • Seeing her selfe all soly succourlesse.
  • * Spenser
    • For Venus selfe doth soly couples seeme,
    Both male and female through commixture ioynd.

    coly

    English

    (wikipedia coly) (Coliidae)

    Noun

    (colies)
  • Any bird of either of the genera Colius'' or ''Urocolius , endemic to sub-Saharan Africa.
  • * 1983 , Oliver Luther Austin, Birds of the World , page 63,
    • First, their feathers grow continuously over their bodies without the bare spaces (apteria) between tracts most other birds have. This condition is shared only by the ostrich, the penguins, and the colies .
  • * 1999 , Michael A. Mares, Mousebird'', entry in ''Encyclopedia of Deserts , page 378,
    • Coliiformes is the only order of birds endemic to Africa. Six species from two genera (Urocolius'' and ''Colius ) are recognized, all of which are sedentary. Mousebirds (also known as colies ) range through sub-Saharan open savannas and are often common in such areas.

    Usage notes

    Extant species of order Coliiformes are classified into the genera Colius'' and ''Urocolius , both in family Coliidae.

    Synonyms

    * (bird) mousebird

    See also

    * Coliiformes (order) * Coliidae (family)