phenicura

[Lat. phœnicurus; Gr. pho i -pho-lid-er-pe-ton, s. [ Pref.pholid (o)-, and Gr. nikouros the redstart: phoinikeos =purple-red, and our a =the tail.] Ornith.: A genus of Sylviidse. Bill very straight and slender, gape 'nearly smooth, the fourth and fifth quills of the wings equal and the longest. Phœnicura ruticilla is the Redstart (q. v.). her pet on =a reptile.] Palæont .: A genus of Labyrinthodont i a, from the Middle Coal-measures of Belgium and the Carboniferous rocks of Scotland. pho-lid-o-, pref. [Gr. pholis (gen it. pholidos )=a horny scale.] Furnished with horny scales.