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Definition of Elanus
1. Noun. A genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Accipitridae, Family Accipitridae
Member holonyms: Elanus Leucurus, White-tailed Kite
Lexicographical Neighbors of Elanus
Literary usage of Elanus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"Like all Kites, the members of the genus elanus have the feet bare, ... The genus
elanus is represented in every portion of the tropical globe, ..."
2. Birds by Eugene William Oates, William Thomas Blanford (1895)
"... distributed throughout the tropics and subtropical countries of the world.
One species is Indian. 1232. elanus caeruleus. The Black-winged Kite. ..."
3. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"Interior of South Australia. Presented by Capt. Sturt 4. elanus ... 3C elanus
leucurus GR Gray, List Birds, Brit. Mus. ip 22. a. Bahia, adult. ..."
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