Definition of Elanus leucurus

1. Noun. Grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions.

Exact synonyms: White-tailed Kite
Generic synonyms: Kite
Group relationships: Elanus, Genus Elanus

Lexicographical Neighbors of Elanus Leucurus

Elaeocarpaceae
Elaeocarpus
Elaeocarpus grandis
Elaeophora schneideri
Elagatis
Elagatis bipinnulata
Elaina
Elaine
Elam
Elamite
Elamites
Elamitic
Elanoides
Elanoides forficatus
Elanus
Elanus leucurus (current term)
Elaphe
Elaphe guttata
Elaphe obsoleta
Elaphurus
Elaphurus davidianus
Elastoplast
Elateridae
Elaut's triangle
Elavil
Elazig
Elba
Elbasan
Elbaz
Elbe

Literary usage of Elanus leucurus

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1897)
"... seizing it adroitly in his claws and carrying it to his perch to eat. 59. Elanus leucurus (Vieill.). Elanus leucurus, Sharpe, BMC ip 339. ..."

2. List of the Specimens of Birds in the Collection of the British Museum by George Robert Gray (1848)
"3C Elanus leucurus GR Gray, List Birds, Brit. Mus. ip 22. a. Bahia, adult. From the Sudbury Museum. 6. ..."

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