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Definition of Acrocephalus
1. Noun. A genus of Sylviidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Sylviidae, Sylviidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Acrocephalus
Literary usage of Acrocephalus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of the Birds of Europe: Including All the Species Inhabiting the ...by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler Sharpe by Henry Eeles Dresser, Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1881)
"Acrocephalus arabicus ii. 679. Acrocephalus arundinaceus ii. 557, 567, 572, 579,
582, ... Acrocephalus brunnescens ii. 585. Acrocephalus dumetorum . ii. ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1895)
"Acrocephalus palustris. Rare, but regular ; formerly less rare; ... Acrocephalus
aquaticus. Rare, hardly every year; common in 1855 and 1856. 48. ..."
3. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1892)
"Acrocephalus ARUNDINACEUS. Very rare, both in spring and autumn. 122. ... 123.
Acrocephalus AGRICOLA. One shot in June 1864. 124. Acrocephalus ..."
4. Transactions by Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society, Norwick Eng, Thomas Southwell, Norfolk and Norwich Naturalists' Society (1889)
"A summer visitant, generally distributed, very abundant on tLe broads in most
seasons, but rather uncertain.—S. 54. SEDGE WARBLER (Acrocephalus ..."