Snow"cap` (?), n. Zool.
A very small humming bird (Microchaera albocoronata) native of New Grenada.
⇒ The feathers of the top of the head are white and snining, the body blue black with a purple and bronzy luster. The name is applied also to Microchaera parvirostris of Central America, which is similar in color.
© Webster 1913.