Definitions
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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Scolopacidae .
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Examples
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Gould's introduction: "The generic terms Phalaropus and Lobipes have been instituted for the _fairy-like_ phalaropes."
Love's Meinie Three Lectures on Greek and English Birds John Ruskin 1859
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Grey Phalaropes - Latin name Phalaropus fulicarius - breed in Greenland, Iceland, Siberia,
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The red-throated diver Gavia stellata, great northern diver Gavia immer, mallard Anas platyrhynchos, long-tailed duck Clangula hyemalis, rednecked phalarope Phalaropus lobatus and the purple sandpiper Calidris maritima are believed to nest in the area, but at present no information is available to confirm this.
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Storm petrels Oceanodroma spp. and phalaropes Phalaropus spp. visit from the ocean to feed.
Islands and Protected Areas of the Gulf of California, Mexico 2008
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The most striking example is that of the gray phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius).
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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The most satisfactory example is that of the Gray Phalarope (Phalaropus fulicarius), the sexes of which are alike in winter, while in summer the female instead of the male takes on a gay and conspicuous nuptial plumage; but the male performs the duties of incubation, sitting upon the eggs, which are laid upon the bare ground.
Contributions to the Theory of Natural Selection A Series of Essays Alfred Russel Wallace 1868
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Of birds we thus saw only snow-buntings, which bred among the stone heaps both on the mainland and on the islands, a covey of ptarmigan, a large number of birds, principally species of Tringa and Phalaropus, but not further determined, eiders, black guillemots and burgomasters in limited numbers, and long-tailed ducks and loons in somewhat greater abundance.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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_Phalaropus fulicarius_, were observed running restlessly about the beach to collect their food, which consists of insects.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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_Phalaropus_, _Ardea Nycticorax_; and lastly a small bird with remarkably short legs, digitated, and with a short thick bill, frequenting the sea-shore, and feeding on seeds of _Rumex_ and
A New Voyage Round the World, in the years 1823, 24, 25, and 26, Vol. 2 Otto von Kotzebue 1816
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Golf course earns green accolades golf course -- a fact certified recently when it was named the best municipal golf course in The Salt Lake TribuneUpdated: 08/17/2009 05: 10: 36 PM MDT Wilson's phalarope by Paul Higgins Phalaropus tricolor A must stop for anyone birding in
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