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Definition of American woodcock
1. Noun. Small long-billed woodcock; prized as a game bird.
Generic synonyms: Woodcock
Group relationships: Genus Philohela, Philohela
Definition of American woodcock
1. Noun. A North American shorebird, ''Scolopax minor'' ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of American Woodcock
Literary usage of American woodcock
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. North American Birds Eggs by Chester Albert Reed (1904)
"This European bird is similar to the American'Woodcock,'hut is larger and is
barred beneath. Their habits are the same as those of our species. 228. ..."
2. The Birds of America by John James] [Audubon (1843)
"... the fourth and fifth quills longest, the first three extraordinarily attenuated.
Tail very short, cuneate, of twelve feathers. THE American woodcock, OR ..."
3. The Auk: Quarterly Journal of Ornithology by American Ornithologists' Union, Nuttall Ornithological Club (1893)
"EDWARD J. BROWN, Washing-ton, DC The American woodcock (P/iilo/icla minor) in
Great Numbers at Mount Pleasant, South Carolina.—A cold wave accompanied by a ..."
4. Sport with Gun and Rod in American Woods and Waters by Alfred Marshall Mayer (1883)
"THE American woodcock. BY GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL, PH. D. THERE is a little
russet-coated bird, dear to the heart of every sportsman, whose name is ..."
5. Nests and Eggs of North American Birds by Oliver Davie (1900)
"American woodcock Mud, Big-headed, Blind and Wood and Whistling Snipe; » * *
Timber Doodle, Bog Bird, Night Partridge, Night Peck, ..."
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