Definition of Richmondena cardinalis

1. Noun. Crested thick-billed North American finch having bright red plumage in the male.

Exact synonyms: Cardinal, Cardinal Grosbeak, Cardinalis Cardinalis, Redbird
Generic synonyms: Finch
Group relationships: Genus Richmondena, Richmondena

Lexicographical Neighbors of Richmondena Cardinalis

Richardson
Richardson's geranium
Richardson-Steele-Olszewski syndrome
Richardson ground squirrel
Richardson vole
Richardsonian
Richea
Richea dracophylla
Richea pandanifolia
Richelieu
Riches
Richie
Richler
Richmond
Richmondena
Richmondena Cardinalis
Richter's hernia
Richter's syndrome
Richter-Monro line
Richter scale
Richter scales
Richy
Ricinus communis
Ricinus communis agglutinin
Rick
Rickard
Rickards
Rickenbacker
Rickers
Rickett

Literary usage of Richmondena cardinalis

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

1. Handbook of Birds of the Western United States: Including the Great Plains by Florence Merriam Bailey (1921)
"CARDINALIS being replaced by RICHMONDENA, Cardinalis cardinalis dubon) becomes ... and richmondena cardinalis ..."

2. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark: 194 Essays from the Pages of by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"Virginia nightingale (6-6-06) a common folk name for the northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, L. 1758 (formerly richmondena cardinalis). ..."

3. Explorations Into the World of Lewis and Clark V-2 of 3 by Robert A. Saindon (2003)
"Virginia nightingale (6-6-06) a common folk name for the northern cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis, L. 1758 (formerly richmondena cardinalis). ..."

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