Loggerhead shrike, the Glossary

Table of Contents

1. 51 relations: Agkistrodon piscivorus, Alfred Brehm, Avian clutch size, Bat, Behaviour (journal), Binomial nomenclature, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, Carl Linnaeus, Channel Islands (California), Courtship display, Edgar Alexander Mearns, Endemism, Flight feather, Harry C. Oberholser, Hawking (birds), International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature, International Ornithologists' Union, Journal of Field Ornithology, Kleptoparasitism, Late Latin, Local extinction, Louisiana, Mammal Review, Mathurin Jacques Brisson, McGill University, Mexico, New Brunswick, New England, North America, Northern shrike, Nova Scotia, Ornithological Applications, Passerine, Poikilotherm, Proceedings of the Royal Society, Quebec, Robert Ridgway, Royal Society, San Clemente Island, Sexual dimorphism, Shrike, Southern Ontario, Specific name (zoology), Subspecies, Systema Naturae, Toronto Zoo, Vermiculation, Whiplash (medicine), Wildlife Preservation Canada, William John Swainson, ... Expand index (1 more) »

2. Endemic birds of North America
3. Extant Late Pleistocene first appearances
4. Lanius

Agkistrodon piscivorus

Agkistrodon piscivorus is a species of venomous snake, a pit viper in the subfamily Crotalinae of the family Viperidae.

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Alfred Brehm

Alfred Edmund Brehm (2 February 1829 – 11 November 1884) was a German zoologist, writer, director of zoological gardens and the son of Christian Ludwig Brehm, a famous pastor and ornithologist.

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Avian clutch size

Clutch size refers to the number of eggs laid in a single brood by a nesting pair of birds.

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Bat

Bats are flying mammals of the order Chiroptera.

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Behaviour (journal)

Behaviour is a double-blind peer-reviewed scientific journal covering all aspects of ethology.

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Binomial nomenclature

In taxonomy, binomial nomenclature ("two-term naming system"), also called binary nomenclature, is a formal system of naming species of living things by giving each a name composed of two parts, both of which use Latin grammatical forms, although they can be based on words from other languages.

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Biological Journal of the Linnean Society

The Biological Journal of the Linnean Society is a direct descendant of the oldest biological journal in the world, the Transactions of the Linnean Society.

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Carl Linnaeus

Carl Linnaeus (23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné,Blunt (2004), p. 171.

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Channel Islands (California)

The Channel Islands are an eight-island archipelago located within the Southern California Bight in the Pacific Ocean, off the coast of California.

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Courtship display

A courtship display is a set of display behaviors in which an animal, usually a male, attempts to attract a mate; the mate exercises choice, so sexual selection acts on the display.

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Edgar Alexander Mearns

Edgar Alexander Mearns (September 11, 1856 – November 1, 1916) was an American surgeon, ornithologist and field naturalist.

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Endemism

Endemism is the state of a species only being found in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also found elsewhere.

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Flight feather

Flight feathers (Pennae volatus) are the long, stiff, asymmetrically shaped, but symmetrically paired pennaceous feathers on the wings or tail of a bird; those on the wings are called remiges, singular remex, while those on the tail are called rectrices, singular rectrix.

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Harry C. Oberholser

Harry Church Oberholser (June 25, 1870 – December 25, 1963) was an American ornithologist.

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Hawking (birds)

Hawking is a feeding strategy in birds involving catching flying insects in the air.

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International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature

The International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is an organization dedicated to "achieving stability and sense in the scientific naming of animals".

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International Ornithologists' Union

The International Ornithologists' Union (IOU) is an international organization for the promotion of ornithology.

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Journal of Field Ornithology

The Journal of Field Ornithology, formerly Bulletin of the Northeastern Bird-Banding Association and Bird Banding, is a peer-reviewed scientific journal.

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Kleptoparasitism

Kleptoparasitism (originally spelt clepto-parasitism, meaning "parasitism by theft") is a form of feeding in which one animal deliberately takes food from another.

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Late Latin

Late Latin is the scholarly name for the form of Literary Latin of late antiquity.

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Local extinction

Local extinction, also extirpation, is the termination of a species (or other taxon) in a chosen geographic area of study, though it still exists elsewhere.

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Louisiana

Louisiana (Louisiane; Luisiana; Lwizyàn) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States.

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Mammal Review

Mammal Review is a zoology journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of The Mammal Society.

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Mathurin Jacques Brisson

Mathurin Jacques Brisson (30 April 1723 – 23 June 1806) was a French zoologist and natural philosopher.

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McGill University

McGill University (French: Université McGill) is an English-language public research university located in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

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Mexico

Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in the southern portion of North America.

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New Brunswick

New Brunswick (Nouveau-Brunswick) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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New England

New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

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North America

North America is a continent in the Northern and Western Hemispheres.

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Northern shrike

The northern shrike (Lanius borealis) is a large songbird species in the shrike family (Laniidae) native to North America and Siberia. Loggerhead shrike and northern shrike are Lanius.

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Nova Scotia

Nova Scotia is a province of Canada, located on its east coast.

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Ornithological Applications

Ornithological Applications, formerly The Condor and The Condor: Ornithological Applications, is a peer-reviewed quarterly scientific journal covering ornithology.

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Passerine

A passerine is any bird of the order Passeriformes (from Latin passer 'sparrow' and formis '-shaped') which includes more than half of all bird species.

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Poikilotherm

A poikilotherm is an animal (Greek poikilos – 'various, spotted', and therme – 'heat) whose internal temperature varies considerably.

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Proceedings of the Royal Society

Proceedings of the Royal Society is the main research journal of the Royal Society.

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Quebec

QuebecAccording to the Canadian government, Québec (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and Quebec (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada.

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Robert Ridgway

Robert Ridgway (July 2, 1850 – March 25, 1929) was an American ornithologist specializing in systematics.

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Royal Society

The Royal Society, formally The Royal Society of London for Improving Natural Knowledge, is a learned society and the United Kingdom's national academy of sciences.

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San Clemente Island

San Clemente Island (Tongva: Kinkipar; Spanish: Isla de San Clemente) is the southernmost of the Channel Islands of California.

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Sexual dimorphism

Sexual dimorphism is the condition where sexes of the same species exhibit different morphological characteristics, particularly characteristics not directly involved in reproduction.

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Shrike

Shrikes are passerine birds of the family Laniidae.

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Southern Ontario

Southern Ontario is a primary region of the Canadian province of Ontario.

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Specific name (zoology)

In zoological nomenclature, the specific name (also specific epithet, species epithet, or epitheton) is the second part (the second name) within the scientific name of a species (a binomen).

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Subspecies

In biological classification, subspecies (subspecies) is a rank below species, used for populations that live in different areas and vary in size, shape, or other physical characteristics (morphology), but that can successfully interbreed.

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Systema Naturae

(originally in Latin written with the ligature æ) is one of the major works of the Swedish botanist, zoologist and physician Carl Linnaeus (1707–1778) and introduced the Linnaean taxonomy.

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Toronto Zoo

The Toronto Zoo is a zoo located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Vermiculation

Vermiculation is a surface pattern of dense but irregular lines, so called from the Latin vermiculus meaning "little worm" because the shapes resemble worms, worm-casts, or worm tracks in mud or wet sand.

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Whiplash (medicine)

Whiplash associated disorders (WAD), is a range of injuries to the neck caused by or related to a sudden distortion of the neck associated with extension, although the exact injury mechanisms remain unknown.

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Wildlife Preservation Canada

Wildlife Preservation Canada is a non-profit, non-governmental environmental organization with a mission to save animal species at risk from extinction in Canada by providing direct, hands-on care.

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William John Swainson

William John Swainson FLS, FRS (8 October 1789 – 6 December 1855), was an English ornithologist, malacologist, conchologist, entomologist, and artist.

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12th edition of Systema Naturae

The 12th edition of Systema Naturae was the last edition of Systema Naturae to be overseen by its author, Carl Linnaeus.

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See also

Endemic birds of North America

• List of endemic birds of Mexico and northern Central America
• List of endemic birds of eastern North America
• List of endemic birds of western North America
• Loggerhead shrike
• Purple finch

Extant Late Pleistocene first appearances

• Alaska Peninsula brown bear
• American goldfinch
• American robin
• Black-and-white warbler
• Dog
• Eastern bluebird
• Eastern gray squirrel
• Eastern screech owl
• Eastern towhee
• Golden jackal
• Gray catbird
• Gray whale
• Loggerhead shrike
• Maned wolf
• Pileated woodpecker
• Podilymbus
• Puffin
• Purple finch
• Red crossbill
• Rhea (bird)
• Roseate spoonbill
• Snowy egret
• Spectacled bear
• Tuatara
• White-eyed vireo
• White-throated sparrow
• Yellow-billed cuckoo
• Yellow-headed blackbird

Lanius

• Arabian great shrike
• Bay-backed shrike
• Brown shrike
• Bull-headed shrike
• Burmese shrike
• Chinese grey shrike
• Emin's shrike
• Giant grey shrike
• Great grey shrike
• Grey-backed fiscal
• Grey-backed shrike
• Iberian grey shrike
• Isabelline shrike
• Lanius
• Lesser grey shrike
• Loggerhead shrike
• Long-tailed fiscal
• Long-tailed shrike
• Mackinnon's shrike
• Magpie shrike
• Masked shrike
• Mountain shrike
• Northern fiscal
• Northern shrike
• Red-backed shrike
• Red-tailed shrike
• São Tomé fiscal
• San Clemente loggerhead shrike
• Somali fiscal
• Southern fiscal
• Souza's shrike
• Steppe grey shrike
• Taita fiscal
• Tiger shrike
• Uhehe fiscal
• Woodchat shrike
• Yellow-billed shrike

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loggerhead_shrike

Also known as Lanius ludovicianus.

, 12th edition of Systema Naturae.