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Definition of Ectopistes migratorius
1. Noun. Gregarious North American migratory pigeon now extinct.
Generic synonyms: Pigeon
Group relationships: Ectopistes, Genus Ectopistes
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ectopistes Migratorius
Literary usage of Ectopistes migratorius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The History of the Collections Contained in the Natural History Departments by British Museum (Natural History), Albert Carl Ludwig Gotthilf Günther (1906)
"650 (= Geopelia striata [L.]). Canada Turtle, p. 658 (= Ectopistes migratorius
... With long tails. Passenger Pigeon, p. 661 (= Ectopistes migratorius ..."
2. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"The following is the only representative of the genus :— I. THE AMERICAN PASSENGER
PIGEON. Ectopistes migratorius. Ectopistes migratorius ..."
3. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"'M2: Tartar (Ectopistes) migratorius, Reichenb. Syst. Av. p. xxv. Temm. Pig. t.
48, 49; mis. Amer. Orn. pi. 44. f. 1. Pr. B. Consp. Gen. Av. ii. p. 59. a. ..."
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