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Definition of Pagophila eburnea
1. Noun. White Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick.
Generic synonyms: Gull, Sea Gull, Seagull
Group relationships: Genus Pagophila, Pagophila
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pagophila Eburnea
Literary usage of Pagophila eburnea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"The genus is represented by a single species, Pagophila eburnea, which is circumpolar
... Pagophila eburnea. Larus eburneus, Phipps, Voy. N. Pole, App. p. ..."
2. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1900)
"... and Pagophila eburnea, the Ivory Gull, were also obtained, and one specimen
... a gull was noticed, apparently Pagophila eburnea, and others were seen ..."
3. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1896)
"B. iii. p. 655 note (184(5) . . P. eburnea. Range. That of the sole representative
species. 1. Pagophila eburnea. ..."
4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"US Nat. Mus., No. 50, VIII, June 26, 1919, p. 719.) Pagophila eburnea (Phipps)
becomes again Pagophila alba (Gun- nerus) (Larus albus Gunnerus, ..."
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