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Definition of Pyrrhuloxia
1. Noun. Crested grey-and-red bird of southwest United States and Mexico.
Definition of Pyrrhuloxia
1. Noun. Any of several North American birds, of the genus ''Cardinalis'', that have grey and red plumage ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrrhuloxia
Literary usage of Pyrrhuloxia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1888)
"pyrrhuloxia. pyrrhuloxia, Bp. Consp. ip 500 (1850) Head of pyrrhuloxia sinuata.
... pyrrhuloxia sinuata. Cardinalis sinuatus, Bp. PZS 1837, p. ..."
2. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"pyrrhuloxia sinuata (BONAPARTE). RANGE.— Southern border of the United States
south to ... pyrrhuloxia sinuata texana RIDGWAY. Texas pyrrhuloxia. [594a. ..."
3. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1895)
"[B 389, part, C 202, part, R 243, part, C 298,part.} GEOG. DIST.— Southern Arizona
to western Texas, and south into northwestern Mexico. 694 £. pyrrhuloxia ..."
4. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"Texas pyrrhuloxia. P. >t. texana. Said to be grayer and the bill to average ...
Northeastern Mexico and southern Texas. 594b. Saint Lucas pyrrhuloxia. ..."
5. Color Key to North American Birds: With Bibliographical Appendix by Frank Michler Chapman, Chester Albert Reed (1912)
"Arizona pyrrhuloxia ("pyrrhuloxia sinuata). L. 9: W. 3.6; T. 4. 1. Ad. rj1. ...
Saint Lucas pyrrhuloxia (P. s. peninsula;). Similar in color to No. ..."
6. The Bird Book: Illustrating in Natural Colors More Than Seven Hundred North by Chester Albert Reed (1914)
"Eggs like those of cardinalis. ;>9-1- ARIZONA pyrrhuloxia. ... pyrrhuloxia sinuata
texana. Range.—Northeastern Mexico and southern Texas. ..."
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