| 单词 | chanting goshawk |
| 释义 | > as lemmaschanting goshawk chanting goshawk n. [ultimately after French faucon chanteur (see chanting falcon n.)] any of the medium-sized African hawks with predominantly grey plumage constituting the genus Melierax (family Accipitridae), the males of which having distinctively melodious, whistling calls during the nesting season.Frequently with distinguishing word, as eastern changing goshawk, dark chanting goshawk, etc. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Falconiformes (falcons, etc.) > family Accipitridae (hawks, etc.) > [noun] > genus Melierax (chanting goshawk) chanting falcon1801 chanting hawk1844 chanting goshawk1874 1874 H. M. Labouchere & W. Jesse tr. A. E. Brehm Bird-life iii. 59 The chanting Goshawk..gives utterance to a somewhat singular but melodious little song. 1903 A. C. Stark Birds S. Afr. III. 362 The Chanting Goshawk is essentially an inhabitant of the western and dryer half of South Africa. 1964 C. Willock Enormous Zoo iii. 47 He almost certainly did not know a pale chanting goshawk from a pallid harrier. 2000 New Scientist 22 Jan. 37/3 Of those birds that build new nests each year, such as the tawny owl and dark chanting goshawk, barely 40 per cent use green leaves. < as lemmas |
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