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Definition of Oreortyx
1. Noun. Mountain quail of western United States.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Perdicidae, Perdicinae, Subfamily Perdicidae, Subfamily Perdicinae
Member holonyms: Mountain Partridge, Mountain Quail, Oreortyx Picta Palmeri
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oreortyx
Literary usage of Oreortyx
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)
"oreortyx pictus BAIRD, BN Am. 1858, 642. [B473, C390,R481,C574.] HAB. Washington
Territory, Oregon, and northern coast region of California. 292 a. oreortyx ..."
2. Birds of the Kotzebue Sound Region, Alaska by Joseph Grinnell (1900)
"STATUS—Common resident of exposed rocky shores along our whole seacoast; recorded ¡
breeding at several points. 61 () oreortyx pictus pictus (Douglas) ..."
3. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"GENUS oreortyx BAIRD. oreortyx BAIRD, BN Am. 1858, 642. ... Introduced on Vancouver
Island. •2'.iJ,r. oreortyx pictus ..."
4. Proceedings of the California Academy of Sciences, 4th Series by California academy of sciences (1890)
"2, last note should be C instead of D. " 74, first line, for " oreortyx pietà
... 75, before table of dimensions, for " oreortyx pietà confini» " read ..."
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