zambo

See sambo. zambomba (Sp. pron. thâm-bom'bä), n. [Sp.] A rude Spanish Spanish musical instrument, consisting of an earthen jar the top of which is covered with parchment, through which a stick is inserted. It is sounded by rubbing the stick with the finger, so as to set the air within the jar into sympathetic vibration. Zamelodia (zam-e-lōʼdi-a), n. [NL. (Coues, 1880), 7028 States are the rose-breasted and the black-headed, Z. ludo viciana and Z. melanocephala. (See cut under rose - breasted ) The latter inhabits the western United States from the plains to the Pacific, where the former is not found, and extends into Mexico. The adult male has the crown and sides of the head, the back, the wings, and the tail black, the wings and tail much varied with white, and the neck all around and the under parts rich orange-brown, inclining to pure yellow on the belly and the lining of the wings. The bill and feet are grayish-blue. The length is about 84 inches, the extent 121. The female differs much from the male, but has the same rich yellow under wing-coverts. Also called Habia.