Definition of Genus philohela

1. Noun. American woodcocks.

Exact synonyms: Philohela
Generic synonyms: Bird Genus
Group relationships: Family Scolopacidae, Scolopacidae
Member holonyms: American Woodcock, Philohela Minor, Woodcock Snipe

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Philohela

genus Phalaris
genus Phalaropus
genus Phallus
genus Pharomacrus
genus Phascogale
genus Phascolarctos
genus Phaseolus
genus Phasianus
genus Phegopteris
genus Phellodendron
genus Phenacomys
genus Philadelphus
genus Philaenus
genus Phillyrea
genus Philodendron
genus Philohela
genus Philomachus
genus Philophylla
genus Phlebodium
genus Phlebotomus
genus Phleum
genus Phlomis
genus Phlox
genus Phoca
genus Phocaena
genus Phoenicophorium
genus Phoeniculus
genus Phoenicurus
genus Phoenix
genus Pholas

Literary usage of Genus philohela

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

1. The Code of Nomenclature and Check-list of North American Birds Adopted by by American Ornithologists' Union (1886)
"SN ed. 10, I. 1758, 146. [B —, C 413. R 524, C 606.] HAB. Northern parts of the Old World; occasional in Eastern North America. genus philohela GRAY. ..."

2. Geology of New Jersey by New Jersey Geological Survey, George Hammell Cook (1868)
"Author has seen a specimen, shot June 27,1863, on the Hackensack River. FAMILY SCOLOPACIDAE. " Snipe." Genus PHILOHELA. ..."

3. Report on the Birds of Pennsylvania: With Special Reference to the Food by Pennsylvania Ornithologist, Benjamin Harry Warren (1890)
"... with a lot of Sora and reed birds, from New Jersey. This bird, unfortunately, was too far gone to be preserved. genus philohela GRAY. ..."

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