The yellow-crowned night heron (Nyctanassa violacea), is one of two species of night heron in genus Nyctanassa. Unlike the black-crowned night heron, which...

Eure Houlbec-près-le-Gros-Theil, Eure Orbec, Orne Robec, stream in Rouen, Seine-Maritime222 Lubec, Maine Tooting Bec, London Weedon Bec, Northamptonshire...

based on a specimen collected in Louisiana. He used the French name Le gros-bec de la Louisiane and the Latin Coccothraustes Ludoviciana. Although Brisson...

and venter, ventris meaning "belly". Gmelin based his account on the "Le Gros-bec jaune du Cap de Bonne Espérance" that had been described and illustrated...

gar Frog, usually bullfrogs (not just the legs, but the entire creature) Gros bec—commonly called night heron Nutria Squirrel Rabbit Skunk, or mouffette...

gar Frog, usually bullfrogs (not just the legs, but the entire creature) Gros bec, commonly called night heron Nutria Squirrel Rabbit Skunk, or bête puante...

believed had been collected in Philippines. He used the French name Le gros-bec des Philippines and the Latin Coccothraustes Philippensis. Although Brisson...

is now assumed to have come from Sri Lanka. He used the French name Le gros-bec de l'Isle de Bourbon and the Latin Coccothraustes Borbonica. Although Brisson...

name Falco magnirostris. Gmelin based his description on the "Épervier à gros bec de Cayenne" that had been described and illustrated in 1770 by the French...

une Bosse (To make a Bump) Eat well. La Fête (The Party) War. La flûte a gros bec (the big-mouthed flute) Artillery Un Frileux (One who is sensitive to cold)...