|
|
Definition of Order picariae
1. Noun. Term used in some classifications as nearly equivalent to the order Coraciiformes.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Order Picariae
Literary usage of Order picariae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1893)
"The "order picariae," as treated in the 'Catalogue of the Birds in the British
Museum' (Vols. XVI-XIX), consists of eight 'suborders,' as follows: (i) ..."
2. Journal of the Transactions of the Victoria Institute, Or Philosophical by Victoria Institute (Great Britain) (1908)
"The order Picariae, including such birds as woodpeckers, kingfishers, and many
richly plumaged birds, is especially conspicuous in America, to which seven ..."
3. The Geographical Distribution of Animals: With a Study of the Relations of by Alfred Russel Wallace (1876)
"The very heterogeneous mass of birds forming the order picariae, contains 25
families, 307 genera and 1604 species. This gives about 64 species to each ..."
4. The Chemical News and Journal of Industrial Science (1893)
"According to the classification adopted in the Natural History Museum the order
Picariae contains eight sub-orders, the last of which, ..."
5. Tropical Nature, and Other Essays by Alfred Russel Wallace (1878)
"The order Picariae comprises twenty-five families, some of which are very extensive.
All are either wholly or mainly tropical, only two of the families—the ..."
Other Resources:
