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PICA , the Latin name of a genus of oscine passerine birds, the magpies. The Latin word, by interchange of initial p and k, is possibly the Gr. zcto ra (see See also:

MAGPIE

MAGPIE), and probably the same word as See also:

PICUS

picus, the See also:

WOODPECKER

woodpecker (q.v.). Another derivation would connect both pica and picus with the See also:

root pic- of pingere, to sympathies, and his See also:

general culture and See also:

CHARM (through the Fr. from the Lat. carmen, a song)

charm, would have ensured him a high position even without his marvellously finished technical skill. In 1894 the fiftieth anniversary of his first See also:

APPEARANCE (from Lat. apparere, to appear)

appearance in See also:

LONDON

London was celebrated by a reception given in See also:

HONOUR (Lat. honos or lwnor, honoris; in English the word was spelled with or without the u indifferently until the 17th century, but during the 18th century it became fashion-able to spell the word " honor "; Johnson's and Webster's Dictionaries stereoty

honour of him and his lifelong friend See also:

JOACHIM, JOSEPH (1831—1907)

Joachim. He retired from public See also:

LIFE

life, owing to a severe illness, in 1897, and until his See also:

DEATH

death at See also:

Bergamo on the 19th of See also:

JULY

July 1901 divided his See also:

time between his native See also:

TOWN

town and See also:

CADENABBIA

Cadenabbia. As a composer he attained a wide popularity with some graceful and popular songs; he did excellent See also:

WORK

work as an editor; and he was an enthusiastic See also:

COLLECTOR

collector and musical See also:

ANTIQUARY

antiquary.

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