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Definition of Lesser yellowlegs
1. Noun. A variety of yellowlegs.
Definition of Lesser yellowlegs
1. Noun. A shorebird of North America characterized by its yellow legs, scientific name ''Tringa flavipes''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Lesser Yellowlegs
Literary usage of Lesser yellowlegs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"The peculiar cry (suggested the tarrying individual's note of the lesser yellowlegs,
with which it is likely analogous (Long Island, ..."
2. Michigan Bird Life: A List of All the Bird Species Known to Occur in the by Walter Bradford Barrows (1912)
"lesser yellowlegs. Totanus flavipes (Gmel.). (255) Synonyms: Yellowlegs, Summer
... The main difference observable is that the lesser yellowlegs is commonly ..."
3. Birds of North America by Jim Roetzel (2007)
"The lesser yellowlegs has brightly- colored legs that give it its name. It is
often seen chasing insects and small fish through shallow water. ..."
4. The Conservation of the Wild Life of Canada by C. Gordon Hewitt (1921)
"The Greater and lesser yellowlegs may be hunted during theu- fall ... The lesser
yellowlegs is reported to be more abundant than the former species. ..."
5. Laws of Indiana Relating to the Conservation of Natural Resources: Including by Indiana, Richard Lieber, Charles Kettleborough, Indiana Dept. of Conservation, United States (1919)
"Black-bellied and golden plovers and greater and lesser yellowlegs.—The open
seasons 'for black-bellied and golden plovers and greater and lesser ..."
6. Criminal Law and Statutory Penalties of Illinois: A Compilation of the by Illinois (1920)
"... in his or her possession, at any one time, in excess of six cock pheasants.
Sec. 10. Plovers (Black-breasted and golden, greater and lesser yellowlegs). ..."
7. Laws by Illinois (1919)
"PLOVERS (Black-breasted and golden, greater and lesser yellowlegs).] It shall be
unlawful: (a) To hunt or kill plovers, except between the 16th day of ..."
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