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Definition of Family Cathartidae
1. Noun. Condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures.
Generic synonyms: Bird Family
Group relationships: Falconiformes, Order Falconiformes
Member holonyms: Cathartid, New World Vulture, Cathartes, Genus Cathartes, Genus Vultur, Vultur, Genus Gymnogyps, Gymnogyps, Coragyps, Genus Coragyps, Genus Sarcorhamphus, Sarcorhamphus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Family Cathartidae
Literary usage of Family Cathartidae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Family CATHARTIDAE Vultures are peculiarly formed birds of prey, having a bare
head and neck, a lengthened bill strongly hooked at the end for tearing flesh ..."
2. History of Saginaw County, Michigan by Michael A. Leeson, Damon Clarke (1881)
"family Cathartidae. — The turkey buzzard, or Cathartes aura, is common in the
county during July and August. They are entirely carnivorous, and come here ..."
3. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"family Cathartidae. Buzzards and Vultures. 2. Head not bare; hind toe equalling
or longer than shortest front one. Family Falconidae. ..."
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