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Definition of Genus Philohela
1. Noun. American woodcocks.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae
Member holonyms: American Woodcock, Philohela Minor, Woodcock Snipe
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Philohela
Literary usage of Genus Philohela
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Code of Nomenclature and Check-list of North American Birds Adopted by by American Ornithologists' Union (1886)
"SN ed. 10, I. 1758, 146. [B —, C 413. R 524, C 606.] HAB. Northern parts of the
Old World; occasional in Eastern North America. genus Philohela GRAY. ..."
2. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"Author has seen a specimen, shot June 27,1863, on the Hackensack River.
FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE. " Snipe." Genus PHILOHELA. ..."
3. Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania: With Special Reference to the Food by Pennsylvania Ornithologist, Benjamin Harry Warren (1890)
"... with a lot of Sora and reed birds, from New Jersey. This bird, unfortunately,
was too far gone to be preserved. genus Philohela GRAY. ..."
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