blue-headedadj.

Brit.

/ˌbluːˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S.

/ˈˌbluˈˌhɛdəd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., headed adj.

Etymology: < blue adj. + headed adj.

That has a blue or bluish head. Chiefly in the names of birds. See also Compounds.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having bird's head > of particular colour

red-headed1556

white-crowned1605

red-capped1648

redhead1738

blue-headed1743

grey-headed1747

black-capped1751

ruby-crowned1758

ruby-headed1811

1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 25 The Blue-headed Green Fly-catcher. This Bird, in Figure and Magnitude, is equal to the above-descrb'd.

1793 J. Leslie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Birds VI. 430 The Blue-headed Red Bee-eater... A fine beryl glows on the head and on the throat, where it becomes deeper.

1869 A. R. Wallace Malay Archipel. I. xv. 337 The rare blue-headed roller, Coracias temmincki.

1885 D. Webster Angler & Loop-rod vii. 181 The small blue-headed worm, and what is called the common marsh-worm, I prefer to all the others.

1915 Irish Naturalist 24 69 Saurians.—Lacerta ocellata (from Spain), L. viridis (from the Channel Isles and from the continent of Europe—also the blue-headed variety, from Turkey).

1991 New Scientist 7 Sept. 46/1 The largest individuals in groups of blue-headed wrasses, Thalassoma bifasciatum, usually are male.

2004 Bird Watch Canada Winter 15/1 Other species, such as the Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, and Blue-headed Vireo, are considered very uncommon in the Watson Lake area.

Compounds

blue-headed parrot n. any of several parrots with a blue or bluish head; esp. Pionus menstruus, a large parrot native to Central and South America, which is chiefly green with a blue head and breast, and is popular as a cage bird.

ΚΠ

1764 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. III. 226 The Blue-headed Parrot. This Bird is about the size of the blue Guiney Parrot with a red tail.

1841 tr. J. M. Bechstein Nat. Hist. Cage Birds 59 The Blue-headed parrot... This beautiful species is not more scarce than the preceding, and is about the size of a turtle dove.

1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo ii. 16 One one occasion three blue-headed parrots got away at the same time.

2007 Cage & Aviary Birds 31 May 11/3 Blue-headed parrots are relatively quiet and usually have a gentle friendly nature.

blue-headed wagtail n. a yellow wagtail of the subspecies Motacilla flava flava, which has a bluish-grey head with a white eyestripe, and is the usual form in most of Europe.

ΚΠ

1832 Proc. Comm. Sci. & Corr. Zool. Soc. London 2 xx. 129 The differences..do not depend upon season; there being on the table specimens of Mot. neglecta, the blue-headed Wagtail, from Sweden and Paris.

1908 Ann. Sc. Nat. Hist. 17 253 It may interest ornithologists to hear that a pair of Blue-headed Wagtails (Motacilla flava) frequented some links not far from Aberdeen, this summer.

1998 S. Moss Attracting Birds to your Garden 105/2 (caption) The continental race of the species is known as Blue-headed Wagtail, due to its distinctive bluish-grey head pattern.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	blue-headed
释义	blue-headedadj. Brit. /ˌbluːˈhɛdᵻd/, U.S. /ˈˌbluˈˌhɛdəd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: blue adj., headed adj. Etymology: < blue adj. + headed adj. That has a blue or bluish head. Chiefly in the names of birds. See also Compounds. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > parts of or bird defined by > [adjective] > having bird's head > of particular colour red-headed1556 white-crowned1605 red-capped1648 redhead1738 blue-headed1743 grey-headed1747 black-capped1751 ruby-crowned1758 ruby-headed1811 1743 G. Edwards Nat. Hist. Birds I. 25 The Blue-headed Green Fly-catcher. This Bird, in Figure and Magnitude, is equal to the above-descrb'd. 1793 J. Leslie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Birds VI. 430 The Blue-headed Red Bee-eater... A fine beryl glows on the head and on the throat, where it becomes deeper. 1869 A. R. Wallace Malay Archipel. I. xv. 337 The rare blue-headed roller, Coracias temmincki. 1885 D. Webster Angler & Loop-rod vii. 181 The small blue-headed worm, and what is called the common marsh-worm, I prefer to all the others. 1915 Irish Naturalist 24 69 Saurians.—Lacerta ocellata (from Spain), L. viridis (from the Channel Isles and from the continent of Europe—also the blue-headed variety, from Turkey). 1991 New Scientist 7 Sept. 46/1 The largest individuals in groups of blue-headed wrasses, Thalassoma bifasciatum, usually are male. 2004 Bird Watch Canada Winter 15/1 Other species, such as the Black-and-white Warbler, Ovenbird, and Blue-headed Vireo, are considered very uncommon in the Watson Lake area. Compounds blue-headed parrot n. any of several parrots with a blue or bluish head; esp. Pionus menstruus, a large parrot native to Central and South America, which is chiefly green with a blue head and breast, and is popular as a cage bird. ΚΠ 1764 G. Edwards Gleanings Nat. Hist. III. 226 The Blue-headed Parrot. This Bird is about the size of the blue Guiney Parrot with a red tail. 1841 tr. J. M. Bechstein Nat. Hist. Cage Birds 59 The Blue-headed parrot... This beautiful species is not more scarce than the preceding, and is about the size of a turtle dove. 1930 W. M. Mann Wild Animals in & out of Zoo ii. 16 One one occasion three blue-headed parrots got away at the same time. 2007 Cage & Aviary Birds 31 May 11/3 Blue-headed parrots are relatively quiet and usually have a gentle friendly nature. blue-headed wagtail n. a yellow wagtail of the subspecies Motacilla flava flava, which has a bluish-grey head with a white eyestripe, and is the usual form in most of Europe. ΚΠ 1832 Proc. Comm. Sci. & Corr. Zool. Soc. London 2 xx. 129 The differences..do not depend upon season; there being on the table specimens of Mot. neglecta, the blue-headed Wagtail, from Sweden and Paris. 1908 Ann. Sc. Nat. Hist. 17 253 It may interest ornithologists to hear that a pair of Blue-headed Wagtails (Motacilla flava) frequented some links not far from Aberdeen, this summer. 1998 S. Moss Attracting Birds to your Garden 105/2 (caption) The continental race of the species is known as Blue-headed Wagtail, due to its distinctive bluish-grey head pattern. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, March 2013; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < adj.1743
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