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Definition of Sphyrapicus
1. Noun. A genus of Picidae.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Picidae, Picidae
Member holonyms: Sapsucker
Lexicographical Neighbors of Sphyrapicus
Literary usage of Sphyrapicus
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)
"sphyrapicus varius nuchalis BAIRD. Red-naped Sapsucker. sphyrapicus varius var.
... Pacific coast region of the United States. 404. sphyrapicus thyroideus ..."
2. Western Birds by Harriet Williams Myers (1922)
"Northern Red-Breasted Sapsucker: sphyrapicus ruber ... Williamson's Sapsucker:
sphyrapicus thyroideus, FAMILY—WOODPECKERS. WHILE the east must struggle ..."
3. Reports of Explorations and Surveys: To Ascertain the Most Practicable and by United States War Dept, Joseph Henry, United States Army. Corps of Engineers, Spencer Fullerton Baird (1858)
"sphyrapicus nuchalis, Baird. Red-throated Woodpecker. Rocky mountains - • 103,
921 87. ... Pacific slope of the United States - 104 88. sphyrapicus ..."
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