| 单词 | australian owlet-nightjar |
| 释义 | > as lemmasAustralian owlet-nightjar owlet-nightjar n. any of several nocturnal Australasian birds comprising the genus Aegotheles and family Aegothelidae; spec. a bird of the species occurring in Australia, Aegotheles cristatus, which is predominantly grey or brown with barred tail feathers and dark markings around the eyes (more fully Australian owlet-nightjar). ΚΠ 1840 J. Gould Birds Austral. (1848) II. Pl. 1 Aegetholes novae-hollandiae... Owlet Nightjar. 1958 T. E. Gilliard Living Birds of World 216/2 The Gray Owlet Nightjar (Aegotheles albertisi) is about six inches long and extremely shy. Another species in New Guinea, the Rufous Owlet Nightjar..is about ten inches long. It has the proportions and plumage of a slender, reddish Screech Owl. 1994 J. Flegg Birds Austral. 208 Australian Owlet-nightjar... Medium-sized looking like a cross between a small owl and a nightjar... Voice: penetrating, hard, high-pitched and repetitive. < as lemmas |
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