Definition of Pagophila eburnea

1. Noun. White Arctic gull; migrates as far south as England and New Brunswick.

Exact synonyms: Ivory Gull
Generic synonyms: Gull, Sea Gull, Seagull
Group relationships: Genus Pagophila, Pagophila

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pagophila Eburnea

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Pagellus
Pagellus centrodontus
Pagenstecher's circle
Paget
Paget's cells
Paget's disease
Paget's disease of the nipple
Paget-Eccleston stain
Paget-von Schrotter syndrome
Pagnolesque
Pago Pago
Pagophila
Pagophila eburnea (current term)
Pagophilus
Pagophilus groenlandicus
Pagrus
Pagrus pagrus
Paguridae
Pagurus
PahA dioxygenase
Pahang
Pahari
Paharis
Pahlavi
Pahlevi
Pahvant Valley fever
Pahvant Valley plague

Literary usage of Pagophila eburnea

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)
"The genus is represented by a single species, Pagophila eburnea, which is circumpolar ... Pagophila eburnea. Larus eburneus, Phipps, Voy. N. Pole, App. p. ..."

2. The Ottawa Naturalist by Ottawa Field-Naturalists' Club (1900)
"... and Pagophila eburnea, the Ivory Gull, were also obtained, and one specimen ... a gull was noticed, apparently Pagophila eburnea, and others were seen ..."

3. Catalogue of the Birds in the British Museum by Richard Bowdler Sharpe, British Museum (Natural History). Dept. of Zoology (1896)
"B. iii. p. 655 note (184(5) . . P. eburnea. Range. That of the sole representative species. 1. Pagophila eburnea. ..."

4. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"US Nat. Mus., No. 50, VIII, June 26, 1919, p. 719.) Pagophila eburnea (Phipps) becomes again Pagophila alba (Gun- nerus) (Larus albus Gunnerus, ..."

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