单词 | rufous-headed |
释义 | > as lemmasrufous-headed b. In the names of birds and other animals, as rufous-banded, rufous-headed, rufous-spotted, etc. ΚΠ 1782 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds I. ii. 517 Rufous-spotted cuckow, Cuculus punctatus. 1803 G. Shaw Gen. Zool. IV. ii. 416 Rufous-banded sparus, Sparus Hurta. 1823 J. Latham Gen. Hist. Birds VI. 297 Rufous-headed Lark. This is the smallest of African Larks. 1865 Chambers's Encycl. VII. 362/1 The Rufous-necked Pelican (P. fuscus) abounds in the West Indies and in many parts of America. 1882 Zoologist 6 335 Mirafra africana, Smith, Rufous-naped Lark.—Reid procured two specimens of this bird near Pietermaritzburg. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo xviii. 219 Several great red kangaroos (Macropus rufus) and rufous-bellied wallabies (Macropus billardieri) have been born and bred in the Park. 1934 Times 17 Mar. 9/2 Mr. Carruthers's gift included some thick-billed green pigeons, new to the collection, fire-backed and rufous-tailed pheasants. 1946 Auk 63 560 He had found nests of the Bush-Tit and Rufous-crowned Sparrow in the scrub oak and grass zone near the summit. 2009 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 13 June The Serengeti also offers a host of endemic birds such as..Rufous-tailed weaver, Grey-crested helmet-Shrike and Usambiro barbet. < as lemmas |
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