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‖ Insessores, n. pl. Ornith.|ɪnsɛˈsɔəriːz|
[mod.L., pl. of insessor, agent-n. from insidēre to sit on or upon (in ancient L. found only in the sense ‘besetter (of a way, etc.)’.]
The Perchers or Perching birds, having feet with three toes in front and one behind, adapted for perching on trees; the name given by Vigors in 1823 to the second Order of Birds in his classification, coinciding nearly with the Passeres and Picæ of Linnæus.
‘Though long accepted without hesitation by most British and many foreign authors, the composite nature of the group has now been recognized, and the use of the name is generally abandoned’ (A. Newton Dict. Birds, 1893).
1823Vigors in Trans. Linn. Soc. XIV. 405 As the distinctive characters in the other orders are taken from the peculiarities of their feet..I wish to follow the same plan in the present case, and to designate this order by the title of Insessores or Perching Birds. 1872Nicholson Palæont. 395 The Insessores form the largest order of existing birds. 1875Blake Zool. 91 In some Insessores it [the carotid artery] is only found on the left side. |