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Definition of Spotted crake
1. Noun. Eurasian rail of swamps and marshes.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Spotted Crake
Literary usage of Spotted crake
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of British Birds by William Yarrell, Alfred Newton, Howard Saunders (1884)
"THE spotted crake. Crex porzana. i, Vieillot^. — Beak shorter than the head,
slightly higher than broad at the base, compressed, tapering towards the point, ..."
2. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"Wing-coverts pale orange- coloured brown. Quills hair-brown, tinged with reddish-
brown. Legs yellowish-brown, with a tinge of grey. spotted crake. ..."
3. Coloured Illustrations of British Birds, and Their Eggs by Henry Leonard Meyer (1857)
"THE spotted crake, although considered a summer visitant in Great Britain, ...
The locality frequented by the spotted crake is flat, low, and marshy land, ..."
4. Birds of Great Britain and Ireland: Parts 1-4 by William Jardine (1866)
"THE spotted crake is also a summer visitant to Britain, arriving early in spring,
and departing later than almost any of our other summer migratory birds. ..."
5. Penny Cyclopaedia of the Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge by Charles Knight (1843)
"Although the spotted crake is not common in these islands, there is no doubt that it
... Both are indeed first-rate, but Ike spotted crake for choice. ..."
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