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Definition of Porzana
1. Noun. Spotted crakes.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Rallidae, Rallidae
Member holonyms: Porzana Porzana, Spotted Crake
Lexicographical Neighbors of Porzana
Literary usage of Porzana
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)
"Type, P. porzana (Linn.). The genus Porzana resembles ... The sexes are alike in
plumage. I. THE SPOTTED CRAKE. Porzana Porzana. ..."
2. Handbook to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1865)
"The form, but not the same species, also occurs in America. Sp. 573. Porzana FLUMINEA,
Gould. SPOTTED WATER CRAKE. Porzana fluminea, Gould in Proc. of Zool. ..."
3. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"The flight of all the Rails is low, hesitating and difficult. Genus Porzana Vieillot.
Subgenus Porzana. 214. Porzana carolina (Linn.). Sora; Carolina Rail. ..."
4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"A Late Spring Record for the Yellow Rail (Porzana noveboracensis) in Massachusetts,
with Remarks on the 'Ornithological Mystery.'— On May 26. 1906. ..."
5. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"Crex porzana. i, Vieillot^. — Beak shorter than the head, slightly higher than
broad at the base, compressed, tapering towards the point, nostrils linear ..."
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