Definition of Gymnogyps californianus

1. Noun. North American condor; chiefly dull black; almost extinct.

Exact synonyms: California Condor
Generic synonyms: Condor

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gymnogyps Californianus

Gyanja
Gymnadenia
Gymnadenia conopsea
Gymnadenia odoratissima
Gymnadeniopsis
Gymnamoebida
Gymnelis
Gymnelis viridis
Gymnocalycium
Gymnocarpium
Gymnocarpium dryopteris
Gymnocarpium robertianum
Gymnocladus dioica
Gymnogyps
Gymnogyps californianus (current term)
Gymnomycota
Gymnopaedia
Gymnopilus
Gymnopilus spectabilis
Gymnopilus validipes
Gymnopilus ventricosus
Gymnorhina
Gymnorhina tibicen
Gymnosporangium
Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae
Gymnura
Gynne
Gynura

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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