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Definition of Genus musophaga
1. Noun. Type genus of the Musophagidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Musophagidae, Musophagidae
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Musophaga
Literary usage of Genus musophaga
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Historical Account of Discoveries and Travels in Africa: From the Earliest by Hugh Murray, John Leyden (1818)
"Genus, Musophaga. One species, which is peculiar to Africa. 6. Genus, Bucco.
One species, which is peculiar to Africa. 7. Cuculus, cuckoo. ..."
2. The English Cyclopaedia by Charles Knight (1867)
"... a family of Birds, the type of which is the genus Musophaga, the species of
which are called Plantain- Eaters. Mr. Vigors notices the genera ..."
3. Narrative of Discovery and Adventure in Africa, from the Earliest Ages to by Robert Jameson, James Wilson, Hugh Murray (1833)
"We come now to a limited tribe, entirely peculiar to Africa,—the plantain-eaters,
genus Musophaga. These are large birds, elegantly shaped, ..."
4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1919)
"The genus Musophaga, in which the base of the bill spreads over the forehead like
a broad plate, includes the most typical West African forms. ..."
5. The New International Encyclopædia edited by Daniel Coit Gilman, Harry Thurston Peck, Frank Moore Colby (1902)
"... banana-quits (see Plate of CREEPERS), and the African plant-cutters—glossy
black, cuckoo-like birds of the genus Musophaga—are styled banana-eaters. ..."
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