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Definition of Coccothraustes
1. Noun. Large finches.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Fringillidae, Fringillidae
Member holonyms: Coccothraustes Coccothraustes, Hawfinch
Lexicographical Neighbors of Coccothraustes
Literary usage of Coccothraustes
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Pierre André Latreille (1831)
"Coccothraustes, CuV. Or the Grosbeaks, whose exactly conical beak is only
distinguished by its ... Loxia coccothraustes, L., Enl. 99 and 100; Naum. 114. ..."
2. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1841)
"Coccothraustes VESPERTINA, Cooper. PLATE С С VII.—MALE, YOUNO MALE, AND FEMALE.
This fine species of Grosbeak was first introduced to the notice of ..."
3. The Nests and Eggs of British Birds: When and where to Find Them : Being a by Charles Dixon (1894)
"Coccothraustes VULGARIS, Pallas. Single Brooded. Laying season, May. BRITISH BREEDING
AREA : Owing to the excessive shyness and skulking habits of the ..."
4. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"Three species of true Hawfinch are known, one (C. coccothraustes) believed to be
... S Coccothraustes. (Plate VI.) Loxia coccothraustes, Linn., SN, i., p. ..."