Halcyon \Hal"cy*on\ (h[a^]l"s[i^]*[o^]n), n. [L. halcyon,
alcyon, Gr. "alkyw`n, 'alkyw`n: cf. F. halcyon.] (Zool.)
A kingfisher. By modern ornithologists restricted to a genus
including a limited number of species having omnivorous
habits, as the sacred kingfisher ({Halcyon sancta}) of
Australia.
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Amidst our arms as quiet you shall be
As halcyons brooding on a winter sea. --Dryden.
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