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Definition of Myadestes
1. Noun. Solitaires.
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Turdidae, Turdidae
Member holonyms: Solitaire
Lexicographical Neighbors of Myadestes
Literary usage of Myadestes
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 (1907)
"(Eastern portion of Island of Haiti, or Santo Domingo.) Myadestes ... A patch of
buff at base of outer webs of inner primaries. Myadestes ..."
2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1876)
"NB KLUGH, Macdonald Institute, Guelph, Ont. First Capture of Townsend's
Solitaire (Myadestes townsendi) on Long Island, New York.—A male of this species was ..."
3. The Natural Arrangement and Relations of the Family of Flycatchers, Or by William Swainson (1838)
"Myadestes; we shall not only characterize this form, but endeavour to demonstrate
it as the ... Myadestes."
4. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"Wings with two light bars Myadestes, p.. 4'. Wings plain Hylocichla, p. ...
The name Myadestes is associated with the choicest spots of the mountain heights ..."
5. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1889)
"The keel of the sternum is comparatively shallow, pointing to the fact that
Myadestes is not a bird of strong flight, which in reality we know to be the ..."
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