Definition of Aythya marila

1. Noun. Large scaup of North America having a greenish iridescence on the head of the male.

Exact synonyms: Greater Scaup
Generic synonyms: Bluebill, Broadbill, Scaup, Scaup Duck

Lexicographical Neighbors of Aythya Marila

Ayn Rand
Aynu
Ayodhya
Ayr
Ayrab
Ayrabs
Ayre
Ayre brush
Ayrshire
Ayrshires
Ayside
Aythya
Aythya affinis
Aythya americana
Aythya ferina
Aythya marila (current term)
Aythya valisineria
Aytos
Ayurveda
Ayurvedic
Ayya Vaikundar
Ayyavazhi
Az Zarqa
Azactam
Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Azadirachta
Azadirachta indica
Azal
Azaleastrum
Azaouad

Literary usage of Aythya marila

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Birds of the Kotzebue Sound Region, Alaska by Joseph Grinnell (1900)
"CANVAS-BACK. STATUS—Common winter visitant in suitable localities throughout the State. 80 (148) Aythya marila (Linnaeus) Boie. SCAUP DUCK. SYN. ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1901)
"Aythya marila. AMERICAN SCAUP DUCK.—Reported from Muskoka by Mr. Tavernier. 23. Aythya affinis LESSER SCAUP DUCK.— Occurs not uncommonly in the autumn. 24. ..."

3. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1922)
"readhead (Aythya americana Eyt.), canvasback (Aythya vallis- neria Wills.), bluebill (Aythya marila Linn.), lesser scaup duck (Aythya af- finis Eyt. ..."

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