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Definition of O Columbianus

O Columbianus
Swan Swan, n. [AS. swan; akin to D. zwaan, OHG. swan, G. schwan, Icel. svanr, Sw. svan, Dan. svane; and perhaps to E. sound something audible.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of large aquatic birds belonging to Cygnus, Olor, and allied genera of the subfamily Cygnin[ae]. They have a large and strong beak and a long neck, and are noted for their graceful movements when swimming. Most of the northern species are white. In literature the swan was fabled to sing a melodious song, especially at the time of its death. Note: The European white, or mute, swan (Cygnus gibbus), which is most commonly domesticated, bends its neck in an S-shaped curve. The whistling, or trumpeting, swans of the genus Olor do not bend the neck in an S-shaped curve, and are noted for their loud and sonorous cry, due to complex convolutions of the windpipe. To this genus belong the European whooper, or whistling swan (Olor cygnus), the American whistling swan (O. Columbianus), and the trumpeter swan (O. buccinator). The Australian black swan (Chenopis atrata) is dull black with white on the wings, and has the bill carmine, crossed with a white band. It is a very graceful species and is often domesticated. The South American black-necked swan (Sthenelides melancorypha) is a very beautiful and graceful species, entirely white, except the head and neck, which are dark velvety seal-brown. Its bill has a double bright rose-colored knob. 2. Fig.: An appellation for a sweet singer, or a poet noted for grace and melody; as Shakespeare is called the swan of Avon. 3. (Astron.) The constellation Cygnus. Swan goose (Zo["o]l.), a bird of India (Cygnopsis cygnoides) resembling both the swan and the goose. Swan shot, a large size of shot used in fowling.

Meaning of O Columbianus from wikipedia

- two subspecies, the Columbian black-tailed deer (Odocoileus hemionus columbi****) which ranges from Northern California into the Pacific Northwest of...
- ?O. dialeucos Wetmore 1963 ?O. strophium (Gould 1844) ?O. columbi**** Gould 1850 ?O. leucolaemus Salvin 1867 O. atrifrons Allen 1900...
- The Venezuelan wood quail (Odontophorus columbi****) is a bird species in the family Odontophoridae, the New World quail. It is found in the Venezuelan...
- (Gould 1844) EN B1ab(i,ii,iii,v) Venezuelan wood quail, Odontophorus columbi**** Gould 1850 NT Black-breasted wood quail, Odontophorus leucolaemus Salvin...
- strophium), Venezuelan wood quail (O. columbi****), black-fronted wood quail (O. atrifons), and black-breasted wood quail (O. lecuolaemus) are actually a single...
- strophium), Tacarcuna wood quail (O. dialeucos), Venezuelan wood quail (O. columbi****), and black-breasted wood quail (O. lecuolaemus) are actually a single...
- The Columbian ground squirrel (Urocitellus columbi****) is a species of rodent common in certain regions of Canada and the northwestern United States...
- black-tailed deer. The first group includes all subspecies, except O. h. columbi**** and O. h. sitkensis, which are in the black-tailed deer group. The two...
- Cascade red fox (Vulpes vulpes), and black-tailed deer (Odocoileus columbi****). Recently, naturalists have been planning on reintroducing fishers to...
- were defined as a new genus and species of mosasaurid, Yaguarasaurus columbi****, by the Colombian paleontologist María Páramo, former director of the...