Lexicographical Neighbors of Ralliform
Literary usage of Ralliform
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 (1916)
"... confirms the opinion of Lucas that the bird is ' galli- fonn ' and not '
ralliform ' but Dr. Shufeldt differs from Dr. Lucas in referring it to the true ..."
2. Key to North American Birds: Containing a Concise Account of Every Species by Elliott Coues (1872)
"... general resemblance, with the grebes ; but the feet are like those of coots,
and their whole structure shows that they belong with the ralliform birds. ..."
3. The Americana: A Universal Reference Library, Comprising the Arts and ...by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines by Frederick Converse Beach, George Edwin Rines (1912)
"The kagu is about the size of a domestic fowl, with short wings, rather long
legs, a ralliform beak, and a long crest. When the wings are folded, ..."
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