| 单词 | saddlebill stork |
| 释义 | > as lemmassaddlebill stork saddlebill n. (more fully saddlebill stork) a large black and white African stork, Ephippiorhynchus senegalensis, which has a banded red and black bill with a yellow shield or ‘saddle’ at the base. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Ciconiidae (stork) > ephippiorhynchus senegalensis (saddle-bill) jabiru1774 saddle-billed storka1867 saddlebill1906 1906 W. L. Sclater Birds S. Afr. IV. 44 The Saddle-bill is found all over tropical Africa. 1947 J. Stevenson-Hamilton Wild Life S. Afr. xxxiv. 289 The saddle bill or jabiru (Ephippiorhynchus sinegalensis)... They are striking-looking birds; the forepart of the long bill crimson, the centre black, and the saddle or shield which comes just above the nostrils, bright yellow. 1973 Times 11 Dec. (Zaire Suppl.) p. vii/5 I was able to identify a saddle-bill stork. 1992 J. del Hoyo et al. Handbk. Birds of World I. 438/2 The appearance is often enhanced by beautiful colours on the bill, legs and facial skin, such as in the Saddle-bill, the Jabiru, and the Yellow-billed Stork. < as lemmas |
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