1) Bird genus 2) Genus cathartes 
C. burrovianus Cassin, 1845 The genus Cathartes includes medium-sized to large carrion-feeding birds in the New World vulture (Cathartidae) family. The three species currently classified in this genus occur widely in the Americas. Cathartes is the Greek word for `purifier,` referring to these vultures` role as `cleansers` that `tidy up` dec...
[n] - type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures
genus Cathartes noun type genus of the Cathartidae: turkey vultures