congeneric

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This seems congeneric with the Arcturus sparshalli of Mr. Curtis, described in the 7th volume of the British Entomology, folio 336, as a British insect; but there seems doubt of the correctness of this.

From Journals of Two Expeditions of Discovery in North-West and Western Australia, Volume 2 by Grey, George

There is no reason why these two birds should be considered congeneric, except a general similarity in colour and habits.

From The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds, Volume 1 by Hume, Allan Octavian

He had allowed some years to pass since Davy's brilliant discovery of potassium and its congeneric metals, without a word about them in his lectures.

From Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History by Horne, Charles F. (Charles Francis)

The point to be made here is simply this: If the species in question are to be considered congeneric then it might reasonably be expected that they would display some similarity in nidification and egg-laying.

From Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves by Merz, Robert L.

Gioloco, which he states “may possibly belong to this group, notwithstanding its reference to the Mission of San Francisco,” really is congeneric with the vocabularies assigned by Latham to the Mendocinan family.

From Indian Linguistic Families Of America, North Of Mexico Seventh Annual Report of the Bureau of Ethnology to the Secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, 1885-1886, Government Printing Office, Washington, 1891, pages 1-142 by Powell, John Wesley