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Definition of Genus Iridoprocne
1. Noun. A genus of Hirundinidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Hirundinidae, Hirundinidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Iridoprocne
Literary usage of Genus Iridoprocne
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 (1907)
"... in the text (bicolor is mentioned in a footnote) was intended as the type, as
designated by Gray (1855), and as it is by elimination. genus Iridoprocne. ..."
2. Western Birds by Harriet Williams Myers (1922)
"... rivers and ponds after insects in great numbers, till the approach of sunset,
when they assemble to roost in the reeds." genus Iridoprocne:TREE SWALLOW. ..."
3. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Four in my collection measure 0.76 x 0.57, 0.77 x 0.57, 0.74 x 0.54, 0.73 x 0.56.
Genus IRIDOPROCNE Coues. 614. ..."