halcyornis

[Gr. alkyōn =the kingfisher, and ornis a bird.] Palæont .: A genus of fo il birds, apparently belonging to the Alcedinide (Kingfishers). Halcyornis toliapicus is found in the London clay (Eocene). pine, pit, sire, sir, marine; gō, pět, IMG:content-0904.png:[blocks in formation] B. In trans.: To drag or pull with force; to haul. "Betweene this plucking and haling , there was no strength left in the midst."-P. Holland : Livius , p. 83. hale, s. [HALE, v.] The act of haling or hauling; a strong pull; a haul.