单词 | red bishop |
释义 | > as lemmasred bishop red bishop n. (also more fully red bishop bird) an African weaver bird of the genus Euplectes; esp. E. orix, which has scarlet plumage with a black face and underparts. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Ploceinae (weaver) > genus Guplectes (bishop-bird) sakabula1877 bishop-bird1884 red bishop1884 king of six1913 bishop1934 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Ploceinae (weaver) > genus Guplectes (bishop-bird) > euplectes orix (red bishop) taha1836 red bishop1884 1884 R. B. Sharpe Layard's Birds S. Afr. (ed. 2) 462 Red Bishop Bird..though not an uncommon bird, is certainly a very local one. 1939 Nature 1 Apr. 566/1 The red bishop has never been found to have more than three wives in his large territory. 1966 E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xii. 197 It was a red bishop bird, black and glowing scarlet, on its way to the reeds with its drab-coloured harem. 1994 Bird Keeper May 39/3 A few Seedeaters such as the Red Bishops or Weavers..have red feathering that can acquire dull uninteresting hues. < as lemmas |
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