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Definition of Dolichonyx
1. Noun. Bobolinks.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Icteridae, Icteridae
Member holonyms: Bobolink, Dolichonyx Oryzivorus, Reedbird, Ricebird
Lexicographical Neighbors of Dolichonyx
Literary usage of Dolichonyx
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of Ohio: A Complete Scientific and Popular Description of the 320 by William Leon Dawson, Lynds Jones (1903)
"dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.). Synonyms.—SKUNK BLACKBIRD; REED-BIRD; RICE-BIRD;
MEADOW-WINK. Description.—Adult male, breeding plumage: Head and below, ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1886)
"dolichonyx SWAINSON, Zool. Journ. Ill, p. 351 (1827). dolichonyx oryzivorus (Li\x.).
Emberiza oryzivora LINN. Syst. Nat. I, p. 311 (1766). ..."
3. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"Culmen rather broad, and flattened at the base. Legs long, slender, formed for
walking. dolichonyx, Sw.—Bill very short, finch-like, conic, entire, ..."
4. The Cambridge Natural History by Sidney Frederic Harmer, Arthur Everett Shipley (1899)
"These lively, active, and fairly tame birds differ considerably in habits,
dolichonyx sitting continually on fences, clinging to plant-stems, or hovering in ..."
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