Cyrtonyx

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Name (Latin)
Cyrtonyx
See Also From tracing topical name
Odontophoridae
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q388322
Library of congress: sh2002000387
Sources of Information
  • The A.O.U. check-list of North American birds, 7th ed., via WWW, Dec. 27, 2002
  • ITIS, Dec. 27, 2002
  • Howard, R. A complete checklist of the birds of the world, Dec. 27, 2002:
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Wikipedia description:

Cyrtonyx is a bird genus in the New World quail family Odontophoridae. The genus Cyrtonyx was introduced in 1844 by the English ornithologist and bird artist John Gould. The name combines the Ancient Greek kurtos meaning "curved" and onux meaning "nail" or "claw". The type species is the Montezuma quail (Cyrtonyx montezumae).

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