In the 18th century, the Swedish government made coffee and its paraphernalia (including cups and dishes) illegal for its supposed ties to rebellious sentiment.
PASSERES
Oscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder Passeres
(noun) two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pas"se*res, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. passer a sparrow.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together with many other small perching birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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