Definition of Cathartes aura

1. Noun. A New World vulture that is common in South America and Central America and the southern United States.

Exact synonyms: Buzzard, Turkey Buzzard, Turkey Vulture
Generic synonyms: Cathartid, New World Vulture
Group relationships: Cathartes, Genus Cathartes

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cathartes Aura

Catha
Catha edulis
Cathal
Cathar
Catharacta
Catharacta skua
Catharanthus
Catharanthus alkaloids
Catharanthus roseus
Cathari
Catharine
Catharism
Catharist
Cathars
Cathartes
Cathartes aura
Cathartidae
Cathay
Cathaya
Cathayan
Cathayans
Cathays
Cathedral City
Cather
Catherine
Catherine Howard
Catherine I
Catherine II
Catherine Parr
Catherine de Medicis

Literary usage of Cathartes aura

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

1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"... at my disposal some brief notes relating to the recent capture in Newfoundland of a Lapwing (Vanellus vanellus) and a Turkey Buzzard (cathartes aura). ..."

2. Argentine Ornithology: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Birds of the Argentine by Philip Lutley Sclater, William Henry Hudson (1889)
"Of these, three occur within the limits of the Argentine Republic. 311. cathartes aura (Linn.). (TURKEY-VULTURE.) cathartes aura, Sei. et Sah, ..."

3. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"RANGE.— Southern Canada south to southern South America. a. [cathartes aura aura. Extralimital.] b. cathartes aura septentrionalis Win> Turkey Vulture. ..."

4. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"cathartes aura aura (Linn.). ... The Turkey Buzzard of the southern United States should be known as cathartes aura ..."

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