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Definition of Sphecotheres

1. Noun. A genus of Old World orioles.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphecotheres

Literary usage of Sphecotheres

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Handbook to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1865)
"SOUTHERN Sphecotheres. Turdus maxillaris, Lath. ... Sphecotheres viridis, Vig. and ... Sphecotheres australis, Gould, Birds of Australia, foL, vol. iv. ..."

2. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1877)
"Sphecotheres australis, Swains. (Mí); Gould, B. Austr. iv. pl. 15 ; Licht. Nomencl. p. ... Sphecotheres maxillaris, Gray, Gen. B. ip 231 ; Cab. Mus. Hein. ..."

3. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"The genus Sphecotheres, Vieillot, which he has placed with the thrushes, has been placed in this genus by Quoy, Sphecotheres viridis, Vieil. Gal. Ois. t. ..."

4. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"... n. name given ustralian bird Sphecotheres 's, Lath.; ... 113 : ;rn Sphecotheres. Mr. Grime ic it is fairly common on the ver, where it is locally known ..."

5. Austral English: A Dictionary of Australasian Words, Phrases, and Usages by Edward Ellis Morris (1898)
"Mulberry-bird, n. name given to the Australian bird Sphecotheres maxillaris. ... 113 : " Southern Sphecotheres. Mr. Grime informs me it is fairly common on ..."

6. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1839)
"Sphecotheres. (Vieill.) Bill rather abort, strong, partaking of the structure both ». ... consist of the following genera: — Example, Sphecotheres viridis. ..."

7. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (Melbourne, Vic.), Royal Society of Victoria (1895)
"... (Sphecotheres flaviventris). These birds were plentiful in the open country, and often seen in company with the Friar birds, the bright yellow markings ..."

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