| 释义 |
‖ Goura1|ˈgʊərə|
Also gourah.
[Native name.]
A genus of large crested pigeons inhabiting New Guinea and adjacent islands; a pigeon of this genus.
1855J. Wilson Let. in Hamilton Mem. viii. (1859) 313 A gigantic foreign species called the Goura, or Crown pigeon. 1886St. Stephen's Rev. 13 Mar. 14/1 On one side..was set a gourah's picturesque head with its cockatoo-like crest of delicate plumage. 1895Daily News 5 July 5/3 The goura, heron, and bird of paradise are becoming rare. |