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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Emberizidae .
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Examples
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(Known by mature adults as Pipilo erythrophthalmus, a dangerous name that if tossed out mindlessly at a cocktail party may invoke questions on whether you're taking antibiotics.)
At the End of a Day Howard Freeman 2009
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These authors identified their specimens from Diamante Pass and from Saltillo as _Pipilo maculatus gaigei_.
Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban
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Colorado furnishes another towhee, though why he should have been put into the Pipilo group by the ornithologists is more than I can tell at this moment.
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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The second member of our lyrical quartette is the elegant green-tailed towhee, known scientifically as _Pipilo chlorurus_.
Birds of the Rockies 1896
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And for my part, being neither self conceited nor an ornithologist, I am willing to confess that I have once or twice been so badly deceived that now the mere sight of this _Pipilo_ is, so to speak,
Birds in the Bush Bradford Torrey 1877
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If self-possession be four fifths of good manners, our red-eyed Pipilo may certainly pass for a gentleman.
Birds in the Bush Bradford Torrey 1877
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Spotted Towhee (Pipilo maculatus) - a regular at the feeders.
BC Bloggers Dave Ingram 2009
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The Inyo California Towhee (Pipilo fuscus eremophilus) is being recommended for delisting.
YubaNet.com 2008
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The Oaxaca sparrow (Aimophila notosticta), golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), russet nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis), hooded yellowthroat (Geothlypis nelsoni), and collared towhee (Pipilo ocai) are also species which prefer the habitats offered by this mountainous ecoregion.
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Also found in this ecoregion; amethyst-throated hummingbird (Lampornis amethystinus), Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), ruddy foliage-gleaner (Automlus rubigihosus), russet-nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis), and collared towhee (Pipilo ocai).
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