Definition of Fulica atra

1. Noun. A coot found in Eurasia.

Exact synonyms: Old World Coot
Group relationships: Fulica, Genus Fulica
Generic synonyms: Coot

Lexicographical Neighbors of Fulica Atra

Fukkianese
Fukui
Fukuoka
Fukushima
Ful
Fula
Fulah
Fulani
Fulbright
Fulcher
Fulda
Fulgoridae
Fulica
Fulica americana
Fulica atra (current term)
Full Blood Count
Fuller
Fulmarus
Fulmarus glacialis
Fulton
Fulvicin
Fumaria
Fumaria claviculata
Fumaria fungosa
Fumaria officinalis
Fumaria sempervirens
Fumariaceae
Fumimaro Konoe
Fumimaro Konoye

Literary usage of Fulica atra

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Chambers's Encyclopædia: A Dictionary of Universal Knowledge for the People (1878)
"... (Fulica atra}. C. shooting profitable to the fowlers who purvey for the market—The American C. (F. Americana}, a very similar species, is found in all ..."

2. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"Fulica atra LINN. European Coot. Fulica atra LINN. SN ed. 10, I. 1758, 152. [B —, C —, R —, C 885.] GEOG. DIST.— Northern parts of the eastern hemisphere in ..."

3. Supplement to the Ornithological Dictionary, Or Synopsis of British Birds.by George Montagu by George Montagu (1813)
"Fulica atra. Lath. Syn. Sup. ii. p. 323. The Coot is said to breed in great abundance in the isle of Sheppey, where (he inhabitants will not suffer the eggs ..."

4. The Code of Nomenclature and Check-list of North American Birds Adopted by by American Ornithologists' Union (1886)
"Fulica atra LINN. European Coot. Fulica atra LINN. SN eel. 10, I. 1758, 152. [B - C -, R -, C 885.] HAB. Northern parts of the Eastern Hemisphere in general ..."

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