Definition of Pyrrhuloxia

1. Noun. Crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico.

Exact synonyms: Pyrrhuloxia Sinuata
Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Genus Pyrrhuloxia

Definition of Pyrrhuloxia

1. Noun. Any of several North American birds, of the genus ''Cardinalis'', that have grey and red plumage ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrrhuloxia

pyroxyle
pyroxyles
pyroxylic
pyroxylin
pyroxyline
pyroxylins
pyrrexhia
pyrrhic
pyrrhicist
pyrrhicists
pyrrhics
pyrrhotine
pyrrhotite
pyrrhotites
pyrrhous
pyrrhuloxia (current term)
pyrrhuloxias
pyrrobutamine
pyrrol
pyrrole
pyrroles
pyrrolic
pyrrolidine
pyrrolidines
pyrrolidinone
pyrrolidinones
pyrrolidinyl
pyrrolidinylthiambutene
pyrrolidone
pyrrolidones

Literary usage of Pyrrhuloxia

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 (1888)
"pyrrhuloxia. pyrrhuloxia, Bp. Consp. ip 500 (1850) Head of pyrrhuloxia sinuata. ... pyrrhuloxia sinuata. Cardinalis sinuatus, Bp. PZS 1837, p. ..."

2. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"pyrrhuloxia sinuata (BONAPARTE). RANGE.— Southern border of the United States south to ... pyrrhuloxia sinuata texana RIDGWAY. Texas pyrrhuloxia. [594a. ..."

3. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"[B 389, part, C 202, part, R 243, part, C 298,part.} GEOG. DIST.— Southern Arizona to western Texas, and south into northwestern Mexico. 694 £. pyrrhuloxia ..."

4. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"Texas pyrrhuloxia. P. >t. texana. Said to be grayer and the bill to average ... Northeastern Mexico and southern Texas. 594b. Saint Lucas pyrrhuloxia. ..."

5. Color Key to North American Birds: With Bibliographical Appendix by Frank Michler Chapman, Chester Albert Reed (1912)
"Arizona pyrrhuloxia ("pyrrhuloxia sinuata). L. 9: W. 3.6; T. 4. 1. Ad. rj1. ... Saint Lucas pyrrhuloxia (P. s. peninsula;). Similar in color to No. ..."

6. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Eggs like those of cardinalis. ;>9-1- ARIZONA pyrrhuloxia. ... pyrrhuloxia sinuata texana. Range.—Northeastern Mexico and southern Texas. ..."

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