| 单词 | rock wren |
| 释义 | > as lemmasrock wren rock wren n. (a) a wren, Salpinctes obsoletus (family Troglodytidae), with pale underparts, found in western North America and in Central America; (b) a New Zealand wren, Xenicus gilviventris (family Acanthisittidae or Xenicidae), with a very short tail, of alpine and subalpine areas of South Island. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > non-arboreal (larks, etc.) > [noun] > family Troglodytidae > other types of marsh wren1791 rock wren1838 cactus wren1869 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > family Acanthisittidae (rock wren) New Zealand wren1861 rifleman1871 bush-wren1887 rock wren1966 1838 J. J. Audubon Ornithol. Biogr. IV. 443 Rock Wren. Troglodytes Obsoletus, Say. 1882 W. L. Buller Man. Birds N.Z. 15 Xenicus Gilviventris, Rock-wren. 1946 D. C. Peattie Road of Naturalist (U.K. ed.) iii. 39 The rock wrens and the canyon wrens..watered the air with rapture. 1966 R. A. Falla et al. Field Guide Birds N.Z. 194 Rock Wren... Habitat is distinctive, mainly open screes, moraines and fell-fields of mountains above the bushline. 2007 J. L. Gould & C. G. Gould Animal Architects vii. 218 Rock wrens, one species of phoebe, and a wheatear do the same. < as lemmas |
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