Definition of Spiza Americana. Meaning of Spiza Americana. Synonyms of Spiza Americana

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Definition of Spiza Americana

Spiza Americana
Dickcissel Dick*cis"sel, n. (Zo["o]l.) The American black-throated bunting (Spiza Americana).
Spiza Americana
Bunting Bun"ting, n. [Scot. buntlin, corn-buntlin, OE. bunting, buntyle; of unknown origin.] (Zo["o]l.) A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillid[ae]). Note: Among European species are the common or corn bunting (Emberiza miliaria); the ortolan (E. hortulana); the cirl (E. cirlus); and the black-headed (Granitivora melanocephala). American species are the bay-winged or grass (Po["o]c[ae]tes or Po[oe]cetes gramineus); the black-throated (Spiza Americana); the towhee bunting or chewink (Pipilo); the snow bunting (Plectrophanax nivalis); the rice bunting or bobolink, and others. See Ortolan, Chewick, Snow bunting, Lark bunting.

Meaning of Spiza Americana from wikipedia

- The ****cissel (Spiza americana) is a small seed-eating migratory bird in the family Cardinalidae. It breeds on the prairie gr****lands of the Midwestern...
- The group consisted of the genera Pheucticus, Parkerthraustes, Saltator, Spiza, Cyanocompsa, Cyanoloxia, Porphyrospiza, P****erina, Caryothraustes, Periporphyrus...
- longspur or McCown's longspur (Rhynchophanes mccownii), and ****cissel (Spiza americana). The prairie rattlesnake (Crotalus viridis) ranges throughout much...
- P****erina versicolor (n) Painted bunting, P****erina ciris ****cissel, Spiza americana Order: P****eriformes   Family: Thraupidae The tanagers are a large...
- cyanea Painted bunting, P****erina ciris (near-threatened) ****cissel, Spiza americana Order: P****eriformes   Family: Thraupidae The tanagers are a large...
- (P****erina ciris), Harris's Sparrow (Zonotrichia querula), and ****cissel (Spiza americana). A few of the year round resident species include wood duck (Aix sponsa)...
- Pheucticus melanocephalus (A) Blue grosbeak, P****erina caerulea ****cissel, Spiza americana Hepatic tanager, Piranga flava (A) Indigo bunting, P****erina cyanea...
- P****erina cyanea (A) Painted bunting, P****erina ciris (A) ****cissel, Spiza americana (A) Last seen in 1905 Last seen in 1894 Last seen in 1941 Not on the...
- versicolor (A) NT Painted bunting, P****erina ciris (A) NT ****cissel, Spiza americana LC Mountain quail was introduced to Vancouver Island. California quail...
- P****erina amoena (R) Painted bunting, P****erina ciris ****cissel, Spiza americana Often considered extinct; see the species' article for the controversy...