Definition of Genus Cistothorus

1. Noun. Marsh wrens.

Exact synonyms: Cistothorus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Troglodytidae, Troglodytidae
Member holonyms: Marsh Wren

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Cistothorus

genus Cibotium
genus Cicada
genus Cicer
genus Cichorium
genus Ciconia
genus Cicuta
genus Cimex
genus Cimicifuga
genus Cinchona
genus Cinclus
genus Cinnamomum
genus Circaea
genus Circaetus
genus Circus
genus Cirsium
genus Cistothorus (current term)
genus Cistus
genus Citellus
genus Citharichthys
genus Citroncirus
genus Citrullus
genus Citrus
genus Cladonia
genus Cladorhyncus
genus Cladrastis
genus Clangula
genus Clathrus
genus Claviceps
genus Claytonia
genus Cleistes

Literary usage of Genus Cistothorus

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

1. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1914)
"So far as I am aware no form of the genus Cistothorus has been recorded from the Bogotá region. Hellmayr has described a species ..."

2. The Natural History of Secession by Thomas Shepard Goodwin (1865)
"... the remaining tail-feathers mostly black, marked with white. The Genus Cistothorus has the tail much graduated and shorter than the wings ..."

3. Bulletin of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1876)
"genus Cistothorus Caban. 26. C. stellaris Caban. SHORT-BILLED MARSH WREN. Rather common summer resident and generally distributed in suitable places. ..."

4. Natural History: A Manual of Zoölogy for Schools, Colleges, and the General by Sanborn Tenney (1870)
"The genus Cistothorus has the tail much graduated and shorter than the wings, and the feet stout. The Long-billed Marsh Wren, C. palustris, Cab., ..."

5. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"genus Cistothorus. General Characters. — Back streaked with black and white; tail graduated for about half its length. KEY TO ADULTS. ..."

6. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Genus CISTOTHORUS Cabanis. Subgenus CISTOTHORUS. 724. Cistothorus stellaris (Licht.). Short-billed Marsh Wren. Plumage: wings and tail barred with black; ..."

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