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Definition of Genus Hylocichla
1. Noun. American thrush: wood thrush; hermit thrush; veery.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Turdidae, Turdidae
Member holonyms: Hermit Thrush, Hylocichla Guttata, Hylocichla Fuscescens, Veery, Wilson's Thrush
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Hylocichla
Literary usage of Genus Hylocichla
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia (1869)
"Genus HYLOCICHLA, Baird. Some authors seem inclined to doubt the validity of
several species of this group, as characterized by Professor Baird. ..."
2. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1900)
"EW Nelson gives ' Descriptions of Thirty New North American Birds,' and Reginald
Heber Howe describes ' A New Subspecies of the genus Hylocichla. ..."
3. Western Birds by Harriet Williams Myers (1922)
"... Los Angeles, by two enthusiastic Audubon members. They were, indeed, fortunate,
as the bird is rare, even in migration. genus Hylocichla ..."