| 单词 | quail-thrush |
| 释义 | > as lemmasquail-thrush quail-thrush n. any of several ground-dwelling Australasian songbirds of the genus Cinclosoma, with a pale eyestripe and (in the male) black and white markings on the throat and breast.Now usually placed in their own family, Cinclosomidae, the quail-thrushes have in the past been placed in the families Orthonychidae and Timaliidae. ΚΠ 1926 Official Checklist Birds Austral. (Royal Australasian Ornithol. Union) p.iv Some indefinite names like Ground-bird have been replaced by more appropriate names, such as Quail-thrush. 1962 J. Marshall Journey among Men 172 Next day Tom Moriarty took us to a part of his property where he said we could obtain the quail-thrush. 1994 J. Flegg Birds of Austral. 260 Spotted Quail-thrush Cinclosoma punctatum... Medium-large. As its name suggests, looking like a cross between a quail and a thrush. < as lemmas |
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