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Jacamar


JAC'AMAR, noun A kind of fowls arranged by Linne under the genus Alcedo; but their toes are differently placed, and their food consists of insects. They are about the size of a lark. Numerous species are described.

The Jacamars are arranged in a separate genus, Galbula, and along with the woodpeckers in the order of climbers.