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Definition of Genus Gymnorhina
1. Noun. In some classifications placed in the family Laniidae: Australian piping crows.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Cracticidae, Family Cracticidae
Member holonyms: Gymnorhina Tibicen, Piping Crow, Piping Crow-shrike
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Gymnorhina
Literary usage of Genus Gymnorhina
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria by Royal Society of Victoria (1902)
""A Revision of the genus Gymnorhina," by Robt. Hall. 2. " Some Geological Sections
on the Mornington Peninsula," by TS Hall and GB Pritchard. 3. ..."
2. An introduction to the Birds of Australia by John Gould (1848)
"Genus GYMNORHINA. Like /Strepera this is strictly an Australian form, all the
species of which frequent exclusively the southern parts of the country. ..."
3. Western Australian Year Book by Western Australia Registry Dept (1902)
"Of the so-called " Magpies" (genus Gymnorhina), we are said to have three species,
the "Black-backed," the " White-backed," and the "Long- billed " ; but it ..."
4. List of the Vertebrated Animals Now Or Lately Living in the Gardens of the by London Zoo (London, England), Philip Lutley Sclater (1883)
"Presented by the Rev. AW Petre, March 31, 1874. Genus GYMNORHINA. 397. Gymnorhina
leuconota, Gould. White-backed Piping Crow. Hab. South Australia. a, 6. ..."
5. Library of Natural History by Richard Lydekker (1901)
"... small genus, Gymnorhina, includes only three species, popularly known as
Australian magpies by reason of their black and white plumage, which is common ..."
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