| 单词 | monarch flycatcher |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmonarch flycatcher 4. More fully monarch flycatcher. Any of numerous African, Asian, and Australasian songbirds of the family Monarchidae, many of which have boldly marked or colourful plumage; esp. one belonging to the Australasian and Asian genera Monarcha, Hypothymis, or Arses. Frequently with distinguishing word. Cf. paradise flycatcher n. at paradise n. Compounds 2.Monarch flycatchers were formerly placed with other Old World flycatchers in the family Muscicapidae, and are now often treated as a subfamily ( Monarchinae or Myiagrinae) of an enlarged Muscicapidae. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > [noun] > subfamily Monarchinae monarch1945 1937 E. Mayr & A. L. Rand in Bull. Amer. Mus. Nat. Hist. 73 152 This monarcha was found only at Kubuna where it was rather uncommon and shy.] 1945 E. Mayr Birds S.W. Pacific 258 The Pied Monarch is a common bird of the forest. 1961 O. L. Austin & A. Singer Birds of World 260/2 Most striking of the flycatchers are the monarch and paradise flycatchers of the subfamily Monarchinae. 1975 B. F. King & M. W. Woodcock Field Guide Birds S.E. Asia 394 Black-naped Monarch Hypothymis azurea... Long-tailed; slender. Similar to fantails in shape and habits. 2000 Encycl. Brit. Online (Version 99.1) Muscicapidae, songbird family that traditionally included the Old World flycatchers and monarch flycatchers. < as lemmas |
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