ACCIP'ITRES (plural of the Lat. accipiter, a hawk), the name given by Liimmus to an order of birds, including, according to his system, the genera voila?. (vultures), fate° (eagles, falcons, hawks, etc.), strix (owls), and lanius (shrikes), and principally distinguished by a hooked bill, short strong feet, and sharp hooked claws. The name has not generally been adopted by subsequent ornithologists, but the as a truly natural one, has been retained under the names rapaces, raptures, etc.; the shrikes, however, being generally excluded from it.
an expression of opinion of any assembly by means of the voice. Among the Romans A. was varied both in form and purpose. At marriages the spectators would shout " Io Hymen," " Hymenaa," or " Talassio." A victorious army or leader was greeted with "Io triumphe." In the theater approbation for the play was asked by the actor speaking the closbag words, who added "Plaudite." In the senate opinions were expressed and votes passed in such forms as " Omnes, omnes," "iEquum est," " Justum cst," etc.; and the praises of the emperor were celebrated in certain prearranged sentences
which seem to have been chanted by the whole body of senators. At first the A. which greeted the works of poets and authors recited in public was genuine; but the modern Jacque was early introduced by rich pretenders to literary ability who kept paid applauders not only for themselves but lent them to their friends. Nero gave a specimen when he caused 5000 soldiers at a given signal to chant his praises in the theater; the soldiers were called " augustals," and were conducted by a regular music-master. Iu the early times of the Christian church it was not uncommon for a congregation to express their appro bation of a favorite preacher during the course of his sermon ; and in this manner Chrysostom was frequently interrupted. In ecclesiastical councils voting by A. is very common, the question being usually put in the form " placet " or " non-placet." In other assemblies A. is expressed by "ay" or "agreed."