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Definition of Padda oryzivora
1. Noun. Small finch-like Indonesian weaverbird that frequents rice fields.
Generic synonyms: Weaver, Weaver Finch, Weaverbird
Group relationships: Genus Padda, Padda
Lexicographical Neighbors of Padda Oryzivora
Literary usage of Padda oryzivora
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences and General (1890)
"... an open aviary in his garden at Blackheath, and among these are the Java rice
bird (padda oryzivora), ..."
2. The Ibis by British Ornithologists' Union (1892)
"Swinhoe's White-eye is also common at Swatow. 107. padda oryzivora (Linn.). [496.]
Seen at Swatow on 19th September, and shot there in December and January. ..."
3. The Birds of North and Middle America: A Descriptive Catalogue of the Higher by Robert Ridgway (1907)
"and the so-called Java Sparrow (padda oryzivora) are conspicuously finch- like
in appearance. Others, again, especially among the African ..."
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