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Definition of Genus Lanius
1. Noun. Type genus of the Laniidae: typical shrikes.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Laniidae, Laniidae
Member holonyms: Butcherbird, Lanius Lucovicianus, Loggerhead Shrike
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Lanius
Literary usage of Genus Lanius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"The genus Lanius," says Mr. Swainson, " as already mentioned, is chiefly known
in its outward appearance by its short and strongly toothed bill : but there ..."
2. Birds of the Colorado Valley ...: Scientific and Popular Information by Elliott Coues (1878)
"... given under the head of the genus ; and accordingly he considers L.
cristatus (which is an Indian species) as the type of the genus Lanius Linn., 1758. ..."
3. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"The genus Lanius, however, embraces the northern forms of the family, with which
alone the present work is concerned. THE TRUE SHRIKES. genus Lanius. ..."
4. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"In addition to the true Shrikes, or Butcher Birds, composing the genus Lanius as
now restricted, and which are the typical representatives of the present ..."
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