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Definition of Stercorarius
1. Noun. Type genus of the Stercorariidae: jaegers.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Stercorariidae, Stercorariidae
Member holonyms: Arctic Skua, Parasitic Jaeger, Stercorarius Parasiticus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stercorarius
Literary usage of Stercorarius
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1897)
"GENUS stercorarius. stercorarius, Briss. Orn. vi. p. 149 (1760). ... The genus
stercorarius comprises a few species of much smaller size than the members of ..."
2. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1896)
"18, 1841 Pack Ice, Antarctic Sea (Dr. (Dr. JR. McCormick). R. McCormick). pp.
149-150 (1760) 2. stercorarius. Dr. R. McCormick (Type of species.) [P.]. ..."
3. The Naturalist's Library edited by William Jardine (1835)
"Scarabaeus stercorarius, Linn. It is entirely black above, tinted on the margins
with violet or brassy: the thorax is without punctures on the disk, ..."
4. The Birds of Maine: With Key to and Description of the Various Species Known by Ora Willis Knight (1908)
"Genus stercorarius Brisson. Key to the species of stercorarius. A. Wing more than
13.50; culmen 1.40 or more; tarsus more than 1.90; middle tail feathers ..."
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