\Pi"pra\, n.; pl. {Pipras}. [NL., fr. Gr. ? a woodpecker.]
(Zo["o]l.)
Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds
belonging to {Pipra} and allied genera, of the family
{Piprid[ae]}. The male is usually glossy black, varied with
scarlet, yellow, or sky blue. They chiefly inhabit South
America.