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Definition of Cathartid

1. Noun. Large birds of prey superficially similar to Old World vultures.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cathartid

Literary usage of Cathartid

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)
"cathartid.E, OR CONDORS. The American Vultures, or Condors as it is better to call them, are now universally admitted to be quite distinct from the rest of ..."

2. University of California Publications. Bulletin of the Department of by University of California (1868-1952) (1910)
"... displays characters more or less distinctive of each of these groups, though a preponderance of cathartid affinities-is evident. At least one of these, ..."

3. A Manual of the Vertebrate Animals of the Northern United States: Including by David Starr Jordan (1899)
"cathartid^E, 152. aa. Head nearly or quite fully feathered; hind toe not elevated, ... cathartid^. (THE NEW WORLD VULTURES.) Head and part of neck bare. ..."

4. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Key to the species of cathartid^EA Wing over 19.00; naked skin of head and base of bill bright red. Turkey Vulture. B. BUI under 19.00; naked skin of head ..."

5. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1909)
"Family cathartid/E. The American vultures. 200 (325). Cathartes aura septentrionalis (Wied). Turkey vulture. Mr. CJ Hampton saw eight individuals hovering ..."

6. College zoology by Robert William Hegner (1918)
"... feet adapted for perching and provided with strong, sharp claws; three suborders and four families. Examples: cathartid^E, American Vultures; ..."

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