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Definition of Cochlearius
1. Noun. Boatbills.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Ardeidae, Family Ardeidae
Member holonyms: Boat-billed Heron, Boatbill, Broadbill, Cochlearius Cochlearius
Lexicographical Neighbors of Cochlearius
Literary usage of Cochlearius
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)
"Cochlearius Cochlearius, Stejn. Stand. Nat. Hist. iv. p. 178 (1885). p. 310 (1890).
Adult. General colour above delicate lavender-grey, the upper mantle ..."
2. Annual Report of the New York Zoological Society by New York Zoological Society (1914)
"... boat-billed heron (Cochlearius cochlearius), was brought from Colombia, so
that we now have both known species of these interesting and bizarre birds. ..."
3. The Penny Cyclopædia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge (Great Britain), George Long (1836)
"For description» of these species we refer our readers to the work above-mentioned.
BOAT-BILL (zoology), the English name for the genus Cochlearius of ..."
4. Transactions of the American Entomological Society. by American Entomological Society (1892)
"... cochlearius Say, Long's Second Expedition, vol. ii, p. 296; edit. Lee. 1, p.
196, is a synonym of this species as correctly surmised by Kirby and ..."
5. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1841)
"Long. corp. I'm. 2}. 12. P. excavatus, Westw. Senegal. 13. P. ruber, Thunb.
Cape of Good Hope. 14. P. cochlearius, Westw. South Africa. 15. ..."
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