Lexic.us

Definition of Nyctanassa violacea

1. Noun. North American night heron.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nyctanassa Violacea

Literary usage of Nyctanassa violacea

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

1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1898)
"... with a rufous the ear-coverts violacea, p.. band across the ear-coverts pauper, p. 134. 1. nyctanassa violacea. ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1916)
"Frigate birds were seen soaring high over the sea near Manuel Qui and also at Campania. Mr. Bowdish (1900) records them also. 5. nyctanassa violacea ..."

3. The American Naturalist by American Society of Naturalists, Essex Institute (1905)
"One female was taken in the Cienaga, May 23, 1904. 14. nyctanassa violacea (Linn.). "GUANABA. ..."

4. A Preliminary Catalog of the Birds of Missouri by Otto Widmann (1907)
"... with some similarity in their croak, has given rise to the popular name, Night Haven. *203. nyctanassa violacea (Linn.). Yellow-crowned Night Heron. ..."

5. Handbook of Birds of Eastern North America: With Introductory Chapters on by Frank Michler Chapman (1912)
"nyctanassa violacea (Linn.). YELLOW-CROWNED NIGHT HERON. Ads.—Crown white, generally washed with buffy; ear-coverts white; rest of head and throat black; ..."

6. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"nyctanassa violacea (Linn.). (203) The adult is similar in size and proportions to the Black-crowned Night Heron, but the culmen is shorter than the tarsus, ..."

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