campephilus principalis

3 definitions found

campephilus principalis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  ivorybill \i"vo*ry*bill`\, Ivory-bill
  \I"vo*ry-bill`\([imac]"v[-o]*r[y^]*b[i^]l`), n. (Zool.)
     A large, handsome, black-and-white North American woodpecker
     (Campephilus principalis), having a large, sharp,
     ivory-colored beak. Its general color is glossy black, with
     white secondaries, and a white dorsal stripe. The male has a
     large, scarlet crest. It is now rare, and found only in the
     Gulf States and Cuba.
  
     Syn: ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis.
          [1913 Webster]

  Woodpecker \Wood"peck`er\, n. (Zool.)
     Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to
     Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.
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     Note: These birds have the tail feathers pointed and rigid at
           the tip to aid in climbing, and a strong chisellike
           bill with which they are able to drill holes in the
           bark and wood of trees in search of insect larvae upon
           which most of the species feed. A few species feed
           partly upon the sap of trees (see Sap sucker, under
           Sap), others spend a portion of their time on the
           ground in search of ants and other insects.
           [1913 Webster] The most common European species are the
           greater spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus major), the
           lesser spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopus minor), and
           the green woodpecker, or yaffle (see Yaffle).
           [1913 Webster] The best-known American species are the
           pileated woodpecker (see under Pileated), the
           ivory-billed woodpecker (Campephilus principalis),
           which is one of the largest known species, the
           red-headed woodpecker, or red-head (Melanerpes erythrocephalus
           ), the red-bellied woodpecker
           (Melanerpes Carolinus) (see Chab), the superciliary
           woodpecker (Melanerpes superciliaris), the hairy
           woodpecker (Dryobates villosus), the downy woodpecker
           (Dryobates pubescens), the three-toed, woodpecker
           (Picoides Americanus), the golden-winged woodpecker
           (see Flicker), and the sap suckers. See also
           Carpintero.
           [1913 Webster]
  
     Woodpecker hornbill (Zool.), a black and white Asiatic
        hornbill (Buceros pica) which resembles a woodpecker in
        color.
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campephilus principalis - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Campephilus principalis
      n 1: large black-and-white woodpecker of southern United States
           and Cuba having an ivory bill; nearly extinct [syn:
           ivorybill, ivory-billed woodpecker, Campephilus principalis
           ]