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Definition of Genus surnia
1. Noun. A genus of hawk-like owls.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Strigidae, Strigidae
Member holonyms: Hawk Owl, Surnia Ulula
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Surnia
Literary usage of Genus surnia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"genus surnia. Surnia, Dumeril, Zool. Anal. p. 34 (1800). Type, S. ulula (L.).
The members of the genus Surnia are two in number ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1891)
"An owl of the genus Surnia ; a day-owl or hawk-owl. ... named from the genus
Surnia, of undefinable character. Surmount, n. ..."
3. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1837)
"Mr. Gould believes that its general habits entitle it to a place in the genus
Surnia; but an inspection of the plate before us, and especially the great ..."
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