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mitre

[mahy-ter] / ˈmaɪ tər /


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Garrett said the red-crowned amazon is one of several exotic birds that have found a home in Southern California, along with the lilac-crowned parrots of western Mexico and the mitred parakeets of South America.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 4, 2023

Pointing to the first few birds spotted during the Temple City field trip — a pair of mitred parakeets alighting in a sycamore tree — Husic suggested another explanation for a perceived noise increase.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2023

Others with roughly 1,000 members or more include the mitred parakeet, yellow-chevroned parakeet and the lilac-crowned Amazon parrot.

From New York Times • Jul. 21, 2017

Through its courtyard are always passing "black" monks, mitred abbots, bishops, for high sacrifice.

From Time Magazine Archive

The casqued and mitred gentry are the English captains and the prelates.

From The Executioner's Knife Or Joan of Arc by Sue, Eug?ne




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