Definition of Cariama cristata

1. Noun. Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama.

Exact synonyms: Crested Cariama, Seriema
Generic synonyms: Wader, Wading Bird
Group relationships: Cariama, Genus Cariama

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cariama Cristata

Care Bear
Care Bears
Care Sunday
Carelian
Caren
Caretta
Caretta caretta
Carew
Carex
Carex arenaria
Carex pseudocyperus
Carey
Carey Coombs murmur
Caria
Cariama
Cariama cristata
Cariamidae
Carian
Carians
Carib
Carib Indian
Cariban
Caribbean
Caribbean Island
Caribbean Netherlands
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean language
Caribbean monk seal
Caribbeanist
Caribbeanists

Literary usage of Cariama cristata

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

1. Argentine Ornithology: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Birds of the Argentine by Philip Lutley Sclater, William Henry Hudson (1889)
"cariama cristata, Sci. et Salv. Nomencl. p. 141. Description.—Plumage yellowish grey, with numerous narrow darker and lighter cross bands ; lower belly not ..."

2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"the crested, cariama cristata Linn., and Burmeister's seriema, Chunga burmeisteri (Hartl). Among other noteworthy species of birds may be mentioned both ..."

3. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederick Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"cariama cristata, the Seriema, or Crested Screamer (p. 110), extending from Pernambuco to Paraguay and Matto Grosso, is ochreous-grey above with zigzag ..."

4. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1901)
"... (cariama cristata) is often heard, especially in the early morning, while the sweet plaintive call of ..."

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