单词 | ring-necked parrot |
释义 | > as lemmasring-necked parrot ring-necked parrot n. (a) = ring-necked parakeet n.; (b) Australian = ring-neck parrot n. at ring-neck n. Compounds. ΚΠ 1851 S. F. Baird tr. J. G. Heck Iconogr. Encycl. II. 361 The ring-necked parrot (Palæornis torquatus) of India and the beautiful ground parrot of Australia (Pezoporus formosus) are suitable examples. 1897 J. J. Murif From Ocean to Ocean 60 Now and again..one catches sight of the gaudier galah or the gay ring-necked parrot. 1913 J. G. Frazer Pausanias's Descr. Greece III. xxix. 259 At the present day the ring-necked parrot extends across Africa from the mouth of the Gambia to the Red Sea. 1941 D. O'Callaghan Long Life Reminisc. 138 I came on a fine flock of Ring Necked Parrots, often called ‘28s’. 2003 R. E. Schmidt et al. Pathol. Pet & Aviary Birds xi. 178/2 Species of birds that have been kept in aviculture for many years, such as the budgerigar, cockatiel, ring-necked parrot, and lovebird, are now available in many different colors. < as lemmas |
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