Definition of Cistothorus

1. Noun. Marsh wrens.

Exact synonyms: Genus Cistothorus
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Troglodytidae, Troglodytidae
Member holonyms: Marsh Wren

Lexicographical Neighbors of Cistothorus

Cirsium discolor
Cirsium eriophorum
Cirsium flodmanii
Cirsium helenioides
Cirsium heterophylum
Cirsium lanceolatum
Cirsium rivulare
Cirsium vulgare
Cisalpine Gaulish
Cisatlantic
Ciskei
Cisleithan
Cistaceae
Cistercian
Cistercians
Cistothorus
Cistothorus palustris
Cistothorus platensis
Cistus
Cistus albidus
Cistus ladanifer
Cistus ladanum
Cisuralian
Citation
Citellus
Citellus citellus
Citellus lateralis
Citellus leucurus
Citellus parryi
Citellus richardsoni

Literary usage of Cistothorus

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

1. Birds of the Kotzebue Sound Region, Alaska by Joseph Grinnell (1900)
"STATUS—Common resident locally in suitable localities west of the Sierran divide; more widely distributed in the lowlands in winter. 456 (725 c) cistothorus ..."

2. The Birds of Eastern North America Known to Occur East of the Nineteenth by Charles Barney Cory, Field Museum of Natural History (1899)
"Long-billed Marsh Wren. Eastern North America; south from Ontario and Massachusetts to the Gulf; breeds throughout its range. 544 (7256) cistothorus ..."

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