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Webster 1913 Edition

Noun.

(Zool.)

A very small humming bird (

Microchaera albocoronata

) native of New Grenada.

☞ The feathers of the top of the head are white and snining, the body blue black with a purple and bronzy luster. The name is applied also to

Microchaera parvirostris

of Central America, which is similar in color.

snowcap ‎(plural snowcaps)

(uncountable) A layer of snow covering a mountain top.
(countable) A small hummingbird, Microchera albocoronata, which is a resident breeder in Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and western Panama.