单词 | fern-bird |
释义 | > as lemmasfern-bird fern-bird n. New Zealand a bird of the genus Bowdleria. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > subfamily Sylviidae (warbler) > [noun] > bowdleria punctata (fern-bird) swamp sparrow1811 matata1835 fern-bird1882 1882 W. L. Buller Man. Birds N.Z. 17 Sphenocacus punctatus. Quoy and Gaim. Fern-bird. Utick. Matata. 1888 W. L. Buller Birds N. Zealand (ed. 2) II. 255 The melancholy cry of the Fern-bird is so general and persistent that its nickname of ‘Swamp-Sparrow’ is not undeserved. 1963 Weekly News (Auckland) 26 June 31 Fern-birds habitually nest among the raupo reeds. < as lemmas |
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