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Meanings of boatbill in inglés

Tropical American heron related to night herons.

Usage of boatbill in inglés
1
Bonaparte regards it as intermediate between the pelican and the boatbill.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
2
An osteological examination leads Parker to place the balæniceps near the boatbill, and the present classification is based upon that opinion.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
3
If we listen to Reinhurdt, we must place it, not alongside of the boatbill, but alongside of the African genus Scopus.
Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891
Boatbill through the time