‖ saltator Ornith.
(sælˈteɪtə(r))
[mod.L. use of L. saltātor, agent-n. f. saltāre (see saltate).]
A tanagrine bird of the genus Saltator.
| 1882 Proc. Zool. Soc. App. 795 Allied Saltator (Saltator similis). 1886 Sclater Brit. Mus. Catal. Birds XI. 282 The Saltators keep to the bushes and smaller trees outside the dense forests. |