n.
the English name for the SolanGoose and its tribe. The Australian species are – – The Gannet – – Sula serrator, Banks.
♣ Brown G. (called also Booby) – – S. leucogastra, Bodd.
♣ Masked G. – – S. cyanops, Sunder.
♣ Red-legged G. – – S. piscator, Linn.
The species in New Zealand is Dysporus serrator, Grey; Maori name, Takapu.
·noun One of several species of sea birds of the genus Sula, allied to the pelicans. ...
Webster's Dictionary of the English Language
The Sula bassana, or solan goose: a large sea bird of the family Pelecanidæ, common on the Scottish ...
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