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Definition of Gymnogyps californianus
1. Noun. North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnogyps Californianus
Literary usage of Gymnogyps californianus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"Gymnogyps californianus (Shaw). CALIFORNIA VULTURE : CONDOR. Wing 30 or more ;
head and entire neck bare, skin smooth ; plumage of under parts lanceolate or ..."
2. Birds of the Kotzebue Sound Region, Alaska by Joseph Grinnell (1900)
"STATUS—Rare and irregular visitant; recorded from Monterey, Fort Yuma, San
Francisco, San Gabriel and Pescadero. 174 (324) Gymnogyps californianus (Shaw ..."
3. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1909)
"fornia condors, Gymnogyps californianus (Shaw), one just shedding the last of
its natal down while the other, at the age of three years, has just acquired ..."
4. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences by California Academy of Sciences (1919)
"... californica vallicola (Ridgway) LT Gymnogyps californianus (Shaw) Strix
occidentalis occidentalis (Xantus) T ..."
5. Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation by William Temple Hornaday (1913)
"THE CALIFORNIA CONDOR, (Gymnogyps californianus).—I feel that the existence of
this species hangs on a very slender thread. This is due to its alarmingly ..."
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