Definition of Limnodromus griseus

1. Noun. A dowitcher with a grey back.

Exact synonyms: Grayback, Greyback
Generic synonyms: Dowitcher

Lexicographical Neighbors of Limnodromus Griseus

Limenitis
Limenitis archippus
Limenitis arthemis
Limenitis astyanax
Limenitis camilla
Limerick
Limerickman
Limerickmen
Limeyland
Limnatis nilotica
Limnobium
Limnocryptes
Limnocryptes minima
Limnodium spongia
Limnodromus
Limnodromus griseus
Limnodromus scolopaceus
Limnos
Limoges
Limonium
Limosa
Limosa haemastica
Limousin
Limousine
Limpopo
Limulidae
Limulus polyphemus
Lin
Lina
Linanthus

Literary usage of Limnodromus griseus

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

1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"... scolopaceus (Say) become limnodromus griseus griseus (Gmelin) and Limnodromus griseus scolopaceus (Say). Ridgway, Bds. N. and Mid. Amer., vm, 197, 1919. ..."

2. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1920)
"22.) The North American forms of the genus are: 231. limnodromus griseus gris e us (Gmelin). 232. limnodromus griseus scolopaceus (Say). ..."

3. Bulletin by United States National Museum (1919)
"limnodromus griseus SCOLOPACEUS (Say). LONG-BILLED DOWITCHER. Similar in coloration to L. griseus griseus but larger, with decidedly longer bill, tarsi, ..."

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