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703:The kingfisher family Halcyonidae (
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971:Woodhouse, Sidney Chawner (1910).
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1025:"A Greek-English Lexicon, ἀλκυών"
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393:Thessalian
233:kingfisher
3342:Rhodanthe
3332:Amethyste
3248:Voluntary
3169:Narcissus
3109:Leucothoe
3070:Phaethusa
2909:Siproites
2899:Leucippus
2691:Landforms
2647:Pandareus
2607:Cragaleus
2567:Anaxarete
2521:Myrmidons
2484:Humanoids
2435:Charybdis
2357:Alcimedon
2329:Theophane
2249:Melanippe
2199:Galanthis
2164:Cephissus
2139:Ascalabus
2134:Aristaeus
2102:Non-avian
2078:Schoeneus
2048:Philomela
2023:Peristera
2003:Pandareus
1983:Nyctimene
1933:Megaletor
1878:Hyperippe
1853:Harpalyce
1848:Harmothoë
1823:Daedalion
1723:Artemiche
1698:Alectryon
1450:Pausanias
1281:Routledge
906:Citations
666:Frontinus
657:alcedonia
638:Columella
600:Aristotle
596:The Birds
464:Eosphorus
409:Salmoneus
372:Mythology
221:Etymology
155:romanized
3376:Aeolides
3311:Pleiades
3199:Platanus
3189:Picolous
3124:Lycurgus
3092:Erytheia
3060:Lampetia
3055:Dioxippe
3045:Heliades
3020:Diopatra
2955:Ambrosia
2950:Amaracus
2940:Agdistis
2919:Tiresias
2904:Salmacis
2863:Selemnus
2853:Rhodopis
2833:Perimele
2783:Comaetho
2768:Castalia
2763:Calliste
2698:Achelous
2602:Cercopes
2557:Aglaurus
2552:Aconteus
2501:Cymodoce
2496:Calliste
2430:Antigone
2425:Achilles
2382:Opheltes
2344:Tithonus
2334:Tiresias
2319:Pompilus
2314:Phoenice
2299:Pentheus
2294:Odysseus
2264:Minyades
2209:Harmonia
2194:Cynosura
2174:Cercopes
2169:Cerambus
2159:Callisto
2144:Atalanta
2093:Timandra
2073:Rhexenor
2053:Pleiades
2043:Philaeus
2033:Pierides
2018:Periphas
1998:Ortygius
1968:Neophron
1963:Munichus
1958:Minyades
1858:Harpasus
1798:Ctesylla
1773:Chelidon
1768:Cerberus
1738:Autonous
1708:Antigone
1678:Alcander
1653:Aegypius
1648:Aegolius
1633:Acanthus
1628:Acanthis
1512:Bucolics
1390:ἀλκῠονίς
1313:Georgics
1236:Archived
947:"ἀλκυών"
891:See also
647:alcyonia
623:alcyonei
543:Hesiodic
534:Georgics
519:Nicander
515:Georgics
495:Morpheus
449:Perimede
445:Pisidice
429:Deioneus
425:Perieres
421:Cretheus
417:Sisyphus
385:Halcyone
291:Halkyóne
71:Halcyone
3327:Acantha
3260:Kobalos
3184:Phyllis
3179:Philyra
3164:Myrsine
3114:Libanus
2980:Calamus
2965:Anethus
2960:Ampelus
2884:Caeneus
2868:Sybaris
2848:Rhodope
2818:Marsyas
2808:Lilaeus
2743:Asteria
2723:Alpheus
2703:Acheron
2672:Pyrrhus
2662:Proetus
2652:Phineus
2627:Lethaea
2622:Laelaps
2612:Daphnis
2597:Calydon
2582:Aspalis
2577:Arsinoë
2572:Ariadne
2562:Alcmene
2531:Spartoi
2526:Nephele
2516:Leleges
2511:Galatea
2367:Epopeus
2339:Titanis
2324:Taygete
2309:Phineus
2304:Phalanx
2289:Ocyrhoe
2284:Nerites
2259:Melissa
2189:Curetes
2179:Chelone
2154:Calchus
2119:Arachne
2114:Actaeon
1978:Nyctaea
1948:Meropis
1918:Lelante
1888:Ictinus
1838:Eumelus
1833:Erodius
1828:Erinoma
1778:Cinyras
1758:Caeneus
1733:Asteria
1683:Alcyone
1663:Aesacus
1609:Animals
1541:Alcyone
1534::
1437:Hyginus
1387:, s.v.
1224:Ovid,
1172:Fabulae
1168:Hyginus
1085:29 July
1060:29 July
1035:29 July
956:29 July
898:Halcyon
785:Gallery
766:Alcyone
751:Alcyone
741:Alcyone
710:Halcyon
662:Plautus
652:Hyginus
594:' play
531:in the
523:Alcyone
485:" and "
468:Lucifer
456:Trachis
413:Athamas
405:Aegiale
401:Enarete
387:, 1915.
362:sea mew
335:onínemi
330:ὀνίνεμι
327:, from
305:Halcyon
296:Ἁλκυόνη
281:halkyón
161:Alkyónē
157::
150:Ἀλκυόνη
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3337:Orchis
3296:Hyades
3265:Mestra
3239:Syrinx
3234:Syceus
3224:Smyrna
3219:Smilax
3209:Saliva
3159:Myrina
3154:Myrice
3149:Minthe
3075:Phoebe
3065:Merope
3025:Dryope
3015:Daphne
3005:Crocus
3000:Clytie
2995:Cissus
2985:Carpus
2935:Adonis
2928:Plants
2914:Sithon
2858:Sangas
2838:Pirene
2803:Lichas
2798:Haemus
2778:Cleite
2773:Chione
2758:Byblis
2642:Pallas
2637:Olenus
2617:Iodame
2587:Battus
2536:Weasel
2470:Sirens
2465:Scylla
2445:Medusa
2362:Dictys
2274:Myrmex
2244:Lyncus
2234:Lycaon
2219:Helice
2214:Hecuba
2149:Cadmus
2088:Tereus
2083:Scylla
2068:Procne
2013:Perdix
1953:Merops
1923:Lycius
1868:Hierax
1843:Gerana
1793:Corone
1783:Clinis
1763:Celeus
1743:Botres
1703:Anthus
1457:3 vols
1420:Hesiod
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1321:Thetis
1308:Virgil
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3279:Other
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3134:Melus
3129:Mecon
3119:Lotis
3104:Leuce
3087:Aegle
3050:Aegle
3035:Elate
3030:Elaea
2990:Carya
2970:Attis
2894:Iphis
2828:Niobe
2813:Manto
2793:Dirce
2788:Cyane
2748:Atlas
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2460:Phaon
2450:Midas
2440:Lamia
2377:Medon
2372:Melas
2184:Circe
2124:Arcas
2038:Phene
2028:Picus
2008:Pelia
1988:Oenoe
1973:Nisus
1928:Lycus
1913:Laius
1883:Hyria
1863:Harpe
1788:Combe
1753:Byssa
1748:Bulis
1713:Argus
1673:Agron
1658:Aëtos
1643:Aëdon
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1426:from
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1214:1.7.4
1154:1.7.3
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241:Greek
3291:Echo
3214:Side
3144:Milk
2945:Ajax
2753:Aura
2708:Acis
2682:Wolf
2491:Arne
2279:Naïs
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2129:Arge
2109:Abas
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