Callipepla

Translingual

Etymology

Translingual genus name, from Ancient Greek καλός (kalós, “beautiful”) + πέπλος (péplos, “outer robe or shawl”) referring to the plumage (and headgear) of the bird.^[1]

Proper noun

Callipepla f

A taxonomic genus within the family Odontophoridae – certain New World quails. ^[2]

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Galloanseri – superorder; Galliformes – order; Odontophoridae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Callipepia squamata - type species; Callipepia californica, Callipepla douglasii, Callipepia gambelii - other species

References

^ Gray,J. and Fraser, I. (2013) Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide, CSIRO Publishing, →ISBN
^ Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Callipepla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Callipepla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Callipepla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

[1] Gray,J. and Fraser, I. (2013) Australian Bird Names: A Complete Guide, CSIRO Publishing, →ISBN

[2] Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

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