fulvous
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of fulvous
1655–65; < Latin fulvus deep yellow, tawny, reddish-yellow; see -ous
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Others come in one of the nearly infinite shades of brown that tax the vocabulary of avian taxonomists: rufous, fulvous, ferruginous, bran-coloured, foxy.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 23, 2018
In the rice fields of eastern Texas, this practice has seriously reduced the populations of the fulvous tree duck, a tawny-colored, gooselike duck of the Gulf Coast.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
Female above brown, back fulvous red; tail black; below ashy brown.
From Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. by W. H. (William Henry) Hudson
Anterior wings subdentated, greyish brown, with three medial black spots; posterior fulvous, margin black; abdomen grey, with interrupted black rings.
From Zoological Illustrations, Volume III or Original Figures and Descriptions of New, Rare, or Interesting Animals by William Swainson
Here they are referred to B. a. flavus on the basis of their relatively small skull, short tail, and presence of some fulvous color.
From The Recent Mammals of Tamaulipas, Mexico by Ticul Alvarez
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