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Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittidæ. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple, and black. They are called also ground thrushes, and Old World ant thrushes; but they are not…

d from wood tar. It consists of hydrocarbons which when oxidized form the orange-yellow eupittonic compounds, the salts of which are dark blue.

ood bestowed in charity; a mess of victuals; hence, a small charity gift; a dole. "A good pitaunce." Chaucer. One half only of this pittance was ever given him in money. Macaulay.

Marked with little pits, as in smallpox. See Pit, v. t., 2.

A contrivance for removing the pits from peaches, plums, and other stone fruit.

With, or with the sound of, alternating light beats; as, his heart went pitter-patter.

To talk unmeaningly; to chatter or prattle. [R.] Latimer.

Secreting mucus or phlegm; as, the pituitary membrane, or the mucous membrane which lines the nasal cavities.

Mucus, phlegm.

Consisting of, or resembling, pituite or mucus; full of mucus; discharging mucus. Pituitous fever (Med.), typhoid fever; enteric fever.

A substance or extract from the pituitary body.

the grief or misery of another; compassion; fellow- feeling; commiseration. He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the Lord. Prov. xix. 17. He . . . has no more pity in him than a dog. Shak.

Expressing pity; as, a pitying eye, glance, or word. -- Pit"y*ing*ly, adv.

, characterized by irregular patches of thin scales which are shed in branlike particles. Pityriasis versicolor Etym: [NL.] (Med.), a parasitic disease of the skin, characterized by the development of reddish or brownish patches.

Having the form of, or resembling, bran. Smart.

A genus of rapacious birds; one of the Accipitres or Raptores.

Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike. Lowell.

The order that includes rapacious birds. They have a hooked bill, and sharp, strongly curved talons. There are three families, represented by the vultures, the falcons or hawks, and the owls.

Like or belonging to the Accipitres; raptorial; hawklike.

Two-edged instead of round; -- said of certain flattened stems, as those of blue grass, and rarely also of leaves.