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Definition of Genus riparia
1. Noun. A genus of Hirundinidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Hirundinidae, Hirundinidae
Member holonyms: Bank Martin, Bank Swallow, Riparia Riparia, Sand Martin
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Riparia
Literary usage of Genus riparia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"genus riparia. 816. Riparia riparia (Linn.). BANK SWALLOW. Tarsus with a small
tuft of feathers on back near toes; bill small, nostrils opening laterally; ..."
2. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Genus RIPARIA Forster. 616. Riparia riparia (Linn.). Bank Swallow; Sand Swallow;
Sand Martin. Plumage of adults: a brownish gray band across breast and ..."
3. Western Birds by Harriet Williams Myers (1922)
"One July a bird enthusiast watched a nest-hole of these birds in the Sierra Madre
Mountains, just above Pasadena, California. genus riparia: BANK SWALLOW. ..."
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