Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A notable genus of corvine birds of America, having a short square tail, long pointed wings, a peculiarly shaped bill, and naked nostrils.
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Examples
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Birds include the rare bald eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus), California condor (Gymnogyps californianus), pinyon jay (Gymnohinus cyanocephalus), and white-breasted nuthatch (Sitta carolinensis).
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Piñon birds (Cyanocephalus cyanocephalus) — Bones reported from
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico : 1937
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(Cyanocephalus = Gymnorhinus cyanocephalus), Woodhouse jay
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico : 1937
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(_P. cyanocephalus_) ascends the hills to a height of some 5000 feet.
Birds of the Indian Hills Douglas Dewar 1916
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