Epimachus

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Epimachus \E*pim"a*chus\ ([-e]*p[i^]m"[.a]*k[u^]s), prop. n.
     [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi`machos equipped for battle; 'epi` for +
     ma`chh battle.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A genus of highly ornate and brilliantly colored birds of
     Australia, allied to the birds of Paradise.
     [1913 Webster]