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Definition of Bartramian sandpiper
1. Noun. Large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands.
Exact synonyms: Bartramia Longicauda, Upland Plover, Upland Sandpiper
Generic synonyms: Sandpiper
Group relationships: Bartramia, Genus Bartramia
Generic synonyms: Sandpiper
Group relationships: Bartramia, Genus Bartramia
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bartramian Sandpiper
Literary usage of Bartramian sandpiper
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Our Feathered Game: A Handbook of the North American Game Birds by Dwight Williams Huntington (1903)
"... PLOVER THE bartramian sandpiper of the ornithologists is the upland or field
plover of the sportsmen. Wilson named it after his friend William Bartram, ..."
2. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds by Oliver Davie (1889)
"The Ruff is about the size of the bartramian sandpiper, and it also ...
bartramian sandpiper. Hab. Eastern North America, north to Nova Scotia and Alaska. ..."
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