myeloma lac i a (mielomalasia)

[NL., Gr. μυελός, malacia.] In pathol., softening of the spinal υελός, marrow, + μαλακία, μαλακία, softne : see arrow, + μαλακια, n. ed; the head is sub crested; the plumage is somber, spotted in the young; the sexes are alike. There are about 12 species, belonging to the genera Myiadestes, Cichlopsis, and Platycichla, all but one of them inhabiting Central America, South America, and the West Indies. They are frugivorous and insectivorous, and highly musical.