| 单词 | algerian marsh owl |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAlgerian marsh owl Algerian marsh owl n. the marsh owl, Asio capensis; spec. one belonging to the subspecies A. c. tingitanus, native to north-west Africa. ΚΠ 1924 W. L. Sclater Systema Avium Ethiopicarum I. 239 Asio helvola tingitanus (Loche). Algerian Marsh-Owl. 1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds West & Equatorial Afr. I. 531 Algerian marsh owl Asio capensis tingitanus (Loche)... This Marsh Owl may be distinguished..by the uniform earth-brown colour of the plumage. 1983 H. Mikkola Owls of Europe ii. xxii. 255 The African Marsh Owl, sometimes called the Algerian Marsh Owl, breeds from North Africa to the Cape. Algerian marsh owl marsh owl n. a medium-sized, predominantly brown owl, Asio capensis, which occurs chiefly in southern and eastern Africa (also more fully African marsh owl, Algerian marsh owl); (also) the similar short-eared owl, Asio flammeus (now rare). ΚΠ 1856 J. Cassin Illustr. N. Amer. Birds 182 (heading) Otus brachyotus. (Forster.) The Short-eared Owl. The Marsh Owl. 1903 A. C. Stark & W. L. Sclater Birds S. Afr. III. 241 Asio capensis. Marsh owl. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. II. 101 Short-eared Owl... Other Names.—Marsh Owl; Swamp Owl; Prairie Owl. 1943 C. G. D. Roberts in A. J. M. Smith Bk. Canad. Poetry iii. 180 All the calm night long, Winnowing soft grey wings of marsh-owls wander and wander. 1953 D. A. Bannerman Birds West & Equatorial Afr. I. 531 Algerian marsh owl Asio capensis tingitanus (Loche)... This Marsh Owl may be distinguished from the Short-eared Owl, which it closely resembles in size..by the uniform earth-brown colour of the plumage. 1996 Alauda 64 451 On occurrence and diet of the Marsh Owl Asio capensis in the Merja Zerga, northwest Morocco. < as lemmas |
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