coracinæ

pl. [Mod. Lat. coracias, and pl. suff. ine.] Ornithology: †1. Fruit Crows. In Swains on's cla ification of birds, a sub-family of Corvidae (Crows) having for its type Coracina (q. v.). The term is not now much used, as being liable to be confounded with [2] (q. v.). 2. True Rollers, the typical sub-family of Coracide (q. v.), of which Coracias is the type. cor-a-çite, s. [From Lat. corax (gen it. coracis =a raven or crow; so named from its pitchy blackno .] Min.: A variety of uraninite. Hardne , 4.5; specific gravity, 4:38. It is believed to be pitchblende mixed with some gummite. It is found on the north shore of Lake Superior in a vein two inches wide, occurring near the junction of trap and syenite.