| 释义 |
Swinhoe|ˈswɪnhəʊ|
The name of Robert Swinhoe (fl. 1862–3), British consul in Taiwan, used in the possessive, as Swinhoe's pheasant (occas. kaleege [kaleege, kalij]), to designate Lophura swinhoei, a brightly coloured pheasant native to Taiwan, where he first collected it in 1862. Also ellipt. as Swinhoe's.
1863Proc. Zool. Soc. 119 (heading) Swinhoe's pheasant. 1921W. Beebe Monogr. Pheasants II. 78 We have no definite information as to the distribution of Swinhoe's kaleege, except that it is not found near the coast of Formosa, but only in the..interior. Ibid. 80 The price for the first pair of Swinhoes was between four and five thousand francs. 1951J. Delacour Pheasants of World 162 Swinhoe's Pheasant has developed an interesting mutation in captivity. 1965P. Wayre Wind in Reeds xv. 212 The male Swinhoe's is..magnificent.., his neck, underparts, rump and outer tail feathers being a dark metallic blue; a white crest tops his head and there is a white patch on his back; his scapulars are bright maroon. 1973Sci. Amer. June 40/1 The birds are Swinhoe's pheasant, the mikado pheasant, [etc.]. |