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Definition of California condor
1. Noun. North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct.
Definition of California condor
1. Noun. A North American New World vulture and the largest North American land bird. Scientific name ''Gymnogyps californianus''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of California Condor
Literary usage of California condor
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. International Catalogue of Scientific Literature by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1905)
"... rubiginosa] in California. Condor, Santa Clara, Cal, 3.1 901, (15). ...
in California. Condor, Sauta Clara, Cal.,3, 1901, (48). ..."
2. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"As a clear, precise and conservative survey of an important species, it is really
a model document. THE STATUS OF THE California condor IN 1912 By Joseph ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"Date of Arrival of Purple Martin at Stockton, California. Condor, VII, July,
1905, p. 113. US Biological Surrey, Washington, ..."
4. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1905)
"California condor. Curator C. William Beebe, add an element of popular interest
and value to this collection. The Ostrich House contained, ..."
5. United States Magazine by Seba Smith, Elizabeth Oakes Prince Smith (1856)
"... of the California condor was killed a few days ago hy one of our neighbors,
which measured eight feet across the wings, and weighed over twenty pounds. ..."
6. Outdoor Heritage by Harold Child Bryant (1919)
"The California condor lacks these adornments and has only a stripe of ...
The California condor originally ranged from British Columbia to Lower California. ..."
7. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1908)
"And in a foot-note it is stated that the bird " is more probably the eagle than
the California condor, which the word gavilán properly indicates. ..."
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