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Definition of Genus Elanus

1. Noun. A genus of small kites of both Old and New Worlds.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Elanus

Literary usage of Genus Elanus

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

1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"Like all Kites, the members of the genus Elanus have the feet bare, ... The genus Elanus is represented in every portion of the tropical globe, ..."

2. Bulletin of the American Museum of Natural History by American Museum of Natural History (1907)
"Monotypic, with "Les Milans de la Caroline et du Paraguay" = Falco furcatus Linn. 1766 = Falco forficatus Linn. 1758, as type. genus Elanus. ..."

3. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"'genus Elanus, SAVIGNY. ELANUS. GENERIC CHARACTERS. Bill weak, of mean length, compressed, nearly straight at the base, the tip hooked. ..."

4. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"Genus ELANUS. Species of this beautiful and well-defined genus inhabit nearly every part of the world : two are natives of Australia*. 23. ..."

5. Ornithology by Geological Survey of California, James Graham Cooper (1870)
"... and might indeed not improperly be considered local or geographical varieties of one species. genus Elanus, SAVIGNY. Elanus, SAVIGNY, Hist. ..."

6. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society by Royal Asiatic Society of Great Britain and Ireland Straits Branch (1889)
"Mr. Whitehead informs me that it occurred on the Kina Balu Mt. at an elevation of about 1,ooo ft., but was not observed beyond that height. GENUS—ELANUS. ..."

7. The Birds of Eastern North America Known to Occur East of the Nineteenth by Charles Barney Cory, Field Museum of Natural History (1899)
"... accidental in New England ; breeds commonly in some of Southern States; especially Florida. genus Elanus. ..."

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