The first recorded use of fulvous as a colour name in English was in the year 1664. Fulvous in English is derived from the Latin `fulvus`, a term that can recognised in the scientific binomials of several species, and can provide a clue to their colouration. ==Birds== ==Reptiles== ==Mammals== ==Fish== ==Invertebrates== ==Fungi== ==Prokaryotes== ..... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulvous