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Definition of Black turnstone
1. Noun. Common turnstone of the Pacific coast of North America.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Black Turnstone
Literary usage of Black turnstone
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"THE black turnstone is common along the coast district of California throughout all
... Of these the black turnstone is the only one met with frequently in ..."
2. Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania: With Special Reference to the Food by Benjamin Harry Warren (1890)
"Two species of this subfamily, the common Turnstone and the black turnstone, are
found in the United States. They breed commonly in the Arctic regions. ..."
3. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"... spotted with dark brown. 284. Arenaria melanocephala (Vig.). black turnstone.
Adults in summer. — Crown and upper back black, with greenish bronzy ..."
4. Description of a New Species of Sea Snake from the Philippine Islands: With by John Van Denburgh, Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1908)
"black turnstone.—Like the Pomarine Jaeger, the black turnstone occurs in this
vicinity in every month of the year, stragglers and early birds from the north ..."
5. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"Size 1.65 x 1.10. Data.—Mackenzie River, Arctic America, June 28, 1900. Four eggs
in a grass lined depression in the sand. 284 black turnstone. ..."
6. Our Feathered Game: A Handbook of the North American Game Birds by Dwight Williams Huntington (1903)
"black turnstone.—Arenaria melanocephala. Head, neck, and back brownish black ;
spot in front of and behind the eye white ; throat and chest blackish brown; ..."
7. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1870)
"The black turnstone, S. melanocephala, Vig., of Western North America, is darker
than the preceding one. ..."
8. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"THE black turnstone is common along the coast district of California throughout all
... Of these the black turnstone is the only one met with frequently in ..."
9. Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania: With Special Reference to the Food by Benjamin Harry Warren (1890)
"Two species of this subfamily, the common Turnstone and the black turnstone, are
found in the United States. They breed commonly in the Arctic regions. ..."
10. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"... spotted with dark brown. 284. Arenaria melanocephala (Vig.). black turnstone.
Adults in summer. — Crown and upper back black, with greenish bronzy ..."
11. Description of a New Species of Sea Snake from the Philippine Islands: With by John Van Denburgh, Joseph Cheesman Thompson (1908)
"black turnstone.—Like the Pomarine Jaeger, the black turnstone occurs in this
vicinity in every month of the year, stragglers and early birds from the north ..."
12. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"Size 1.65 x 1.10. Data.—Mackenzie River, Arctic America, June 28, 1900. Four eggs
in a grass lined depression in the sand. 284 black turnstone. ..."
13. Our Feathered Game: A Handbook of the North American Game Birds by Dwight Williams Huntington (1903)
"black turnstone.—Arenaria melanocephala. Head, neck, and back brownish black ;
spot in front of and behind the eye white ; throat and chest blackish brown; ..."
14. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1870)
"The black turnstone, S. melanocephala, Vig., of Western North America, is darker
than the preceding one. ..."
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