Callæat inæ (kaleatine)

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia · 1897 · p. 130
pl. [NL. (G. R. Gray, 1841), varians, the temia or benteot of Java, of a bronzed greenish-black color; and Temnurus (or Dendrocitta ) vagabun da, the wandering pie of India. There are several other species of these genera. Certain African forms, as Cryp torhina afra, are also sometimes included in this group, the general relationships of which are with the magpies and other long-tailed jays. Also called Glaucopinæ. callæatine (ka-lē'a-tin), a. Pertaining to or having the characters of the Callæatina. IMG:content-2942.png:[blocks in formation] A, push-button by which the circuit is completed; B , hammer and gong; C , spring by which contact is made between the armature of the electromagnet and the wire. to the electromagnet; its core is magnetized, the armature is attracted, and the hammer strikes the gong. The circuit being broken by the motion of the armature away from the spring, the electromagnet ceases to act, the armature flies back, completes the circuit again, and thus the automatic action of the hammer continues as long as the current pa es. call-bird (kal'bėrd), n. A bird taught to allure others into a snare; a decoy-bird. Goldsmith. call-box (kal'boks), n. In a theater, a frame, usually hung in a greenroom, in which calls or notices to attend rehearsals, etc., are placed. call-boy (kâl'boi), n. 1. A boy whose duty it is to call actors upon the stage at the proper moment.-2. A boy who repeats the orders of the captain of a steamboat to the engineer. [Eng.] -3. A boy who answers a call-bell. call-button (kal'but"n), n. A push-button or other device for closing an electric signal or a telephone circuit, and ringing a call-bell or sounding an alarm. call-changes (kal'chān jez), n. pl. In bell-ringing, the method in which the ringers are told when to ring by a call from the conductor, or by following a written order. caller (ka'ler), n. [ Sae sweet his voice, sae smooth his tongue, His breath's like caller air. Beattie , There's nae Luck about the House. Gang awa, bairn, and take a mouthful of the caller air. Scott , Monastery, II. 85. calligraphic E. halel, q. v.] The first element in some words of Greek origin, signifying beautiful. Calliænas (kal-i-ē'nas), n. Same as Calænas. Calliandra (kal-i-an'drä), n. [
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