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Definition of Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
1. Noun. Large North American shorebird of eastern and Gulf Coasts.
Generic synonyms: Tattler
Group relationships: Catoptrophorus, Genus Catoptrophorus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Catoptrophorus Semipalmatus
Literary usage of Catoptrophorus semipalmatus
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Birds of North and Middle America: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Higher by Robert Ridgway (1919)
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus SEMIPALMATUS (Gmelin). WILLST. ; Adulte in summer (sexes
alike).-—General color of upper parts brownish gray, ..."
2. Check-list of North American Birds by American Ornithologists' Union (1910)
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus (GMELIN). RANGE.— Temperate North America, south in
... Catoptrophorus semipalmatus inornatus (BREWSTER). Western Willet. [258a. ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"Catoptrophorus semipalmatus semipalmatus. WILLET. About 15 of these handsome but
noisy birds were observed along the beech. ..."
4. Bulletin by United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution (1919)
"KEY TO THE SUBSPECIES OF Catoptrophorus semipalmatus. «. Smaller, with relatively
shorter and ... Catoptrophorus semipalmatus semipalmatus (p. 316). aa. ..."
5. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"... breast pale buff, streaked with dusky. Wing: 4.50-5.15, bill .98-1.25,
tarsus .88-1.00. 258. Catoptrophorus semipalmatus semipalmatus (Gmel.). WILLET. ..."
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