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Definition of Florida gallinule
1. Noun. North American dark bluish-grey gallinule.
Group relationships: Gallinula, Genus Gallinula
Generic synonyms: Gallinule, Marsh Hen, Swamphen, Water Hen
Lexicographical Neighbors of Florida Gallinule
Literary usage of Florida gallinule
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"Nest of Florida gallinule. From photograph by Thomas L. Hankinson. 85. Coot.
Fulica americana Gmel. (221) Synonyms: Mud Hen, White-billed Mud Hen, ..."
2. Birds of California: An Introduction to More Than Three Hundred Common Birds by Irene Grosvenor Wheelock (1903)
"Florida gallinule, OR RED-BILLED MUD-HEN. ... form so like a sleek bantam hen,
in habits so like a coot, the Florida gallinule is a most interesting study. ..."
3. The Birds of Ohio: A Complete Scientific and Popular Description of the 320 by William Leon Dawson, Lynds Jones (1902)
"Says Dr. Jones: "The Florida gallinule is in many respects a curious bird.
It occasionally is found during its periods of migration in open fields away from ..."
4. Feathered Game of the Northeast by Walter Herbert Rich (1907)
"Florida gallinule. (Gallinula galeata.) This species, quite common in the South
... The Florida gallinule loves the tranquil waters—the still lagoons ..."
5. Birds that Hunt and are Hunted: Life Histories of One Hundred and Seventy by Neltje Blanchan (1904)
"Common Gallinule (Gallinula galeata) Called also: Florida gallinule; WATER HEN;
... The truth probably is that the range of the Florida gallinule has not ..."
6. The Birds about Us by Charles Conrad Abbott (1894)
"The Florida gallinule is much the more common of the two. ... The Florida gallinule
nested on the shore of the mill- pond in Bristol, Pennsylvania, ..."
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