Melospiza
Appearance
Translingual
[edit]![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Song_Sparrow_0030.jpg/220px-Song_Sparrow_0030.jpg)
Etymology
[edit]Ancient Greek μέλος (mélos, “song”) + σπίζα (spíza, “chaffinch”).
Proper noun
[edit]Melospiza f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Passerellidae.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Reptilia – class; Aves – subclass; Neognathae – infraclass; Neoaves – superorder; Passeriformes – order; Passeri – suborder; Passerida – infraorder; Emberizoidea – superfamily; Passerellidae – family
References
[edit]Melospiza on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Melospiza on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Melospiza on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN