Definition of Hesperiphona

1. Noun. Evening grosbeak.

Exact synonyms: Genus Hesperiphona
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Fringillidae, Fringillidae
Member holonyms: Evening Grosbeak, Hesperiphona Vespertina

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hesperiphona

Hertzsprung-Russell diagram
Hervey Bay
Herxheimer's reaction
Herzberg
Herzegovina
Herzegovinan
Herzegovinian
Herzegowina
Heschl's gyri
Heshvan
Hesiod
Hesper
Hesperian
Hesperian epoch
Hesperians
Hesperiphona (current term)
Hesperiphona vespertina
Hesperis
Hesperis matronalis
Hesperus
Hess
Hess' law
Hess' test
Hess screen
Hesse
Hesselbach's fascia
Hesselbach's hernia
Hesselbach's ligament
Hesselbach's triangle

Literary usage of Hesperiphona

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)
"... Washington, DC Evening Grosbeak (Hesperiphona v. vespertina) in Minnesota in Mid-summer.—On July 28, 1900, on a bright and beautiful sunny day, ..."

2. Bulletin by United States National Museum, Smithsonian Institution (1901)
"Hesperiphona Bonaparte 37 Key to the Species and Subspecies of ... Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina ... Hesperiphona vespertina mexicana Chapman 43 4. ..."

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