nectar in i a

[Mod. Lat., from Gr. nektar =nectar (q. v.).] Ornith.: Honey-sucker, Sun-bird, a genus of Pas species ranging over the whole Ethiopian region; serine birds founded by Illiger. There are sixty Nectar in i a ignicauda is the Fiery-tailed, N. cha lybeia the Collared, N. afra the Greater Collared, N.javanica the Javan, and N. famosa the Malachite Sun-bird. N. cyanocephala is the Blue-headed Honey-sucker. něc-ro-măn-tic, a. & s. [Gr. nekros =dead, and mantikos prophetic.] A. As adj .: Of or pertaining to necromancy; performed by necromancy. "And let her bring her necromantic book." Drayton: Duke of Suffolk to Queen Margaret. B. As subst.: Conjuration, magic, tricks. "With all the nec romantics of their art." Young: Night Thoughts , viii. 346. něc-rô-măn-tic-al, a. [Eng. necromantic ; -al .] The same as NECROMANTIC (q. v.). něc-ro-măn-tic-al-lý, adv. [Eng. necroman tical; -ly.] By means of necromancy or the black art; by magic or sorcery. "Some diabolical exorcisms necromantically performed."-Gregory: Post huma, p. 199. IMG:content-1613.png:[blocks in formation] of the different parts.