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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Turdidae .
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Examples
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As a species, the poor Eastern bluebird, Sialia sialis, has been through a lot.
Bluebird boxes destroyed and baby birds killed in Montgomery park 2010
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The mountain bluebird Sialia curricoides is a common beautiful species.
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This online bibliography is a compilation of most articles written about the bluebirds of the genus Sialia through the end of 1998.
BIRDS ETCETERA—Birds, Birding, Birders, and Birdwatching John L. Trapp 2002
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This online bibliography is a compilation of most articles written about the bluebirds of the genus Sialia through the end of 1998.
Archive 2002-05-01 John L. Trapp 2002
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Friedmann, Griscom, and Moore (1957: 200) recorded _Sialia currucoides_ from Hipólito on February 24.
Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban
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These represent certain birds of blue plumage called by the Navajo çòli (_Sialia arctica_).
The Mountain Chant, A Navajo Ceremony Fifth Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1883-84, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1887, pages 379-468 Washington Matthews 1874
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The three attendants under the direction of the song-priest took from the medicine bag, first two feathers from the Arctic blue bird (_Sialia arctica_), which he placed west of the bit of cloth that lay at the north end of the rug; he placed two more of the same feathers below the second piece of cloth; two under the third, and two below the fourth, their tips pointing east.
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The three attendants under the direction of the song-priest took from the medicine bag, first two feathers from the Arctic blue bird (_Sialia arctica_), which he placed west of the bit of cloth that lay at the north end of the rug; he placed two more of the same feathers below the second piece of cloth; two under the third, and two below the fourth, their tips pointing east.
Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians James Stevenson 1864
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In the 20 years of their bluebird (genus Sialia) monitoring project, they've recorded
courierpress.com Stories Donna Stinnett 2010
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In the 20 years of their bluebird (genus Sialia) monitoring project, they've recorded
courierpress.com Stories Donna Stinnett 2010
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