| 释义 |
kori1 S. Afr.|ˈkɔərɪ|
[Sechuana.]
In full, kori bustard = gompaauw.
1811W. J. Burchell Jrnl. 27 Oct. in Trav. S. Afr. (1822) I. xvi. 393 We shot a large bird of the bustard kind... The present species, which is called Kori in the Sichuana language, measured, in extent of wing, not less than seven feet. Ibid., A representation of the head of the Kori Bustard..is given at the end of this chapter. 1872L. Lloyd tr. Andersson's Notes Birds of Damara Land 258 Kori Bustard... This splendid bird is found throughout the year in Damara. 1889H. A. Bryden Kloof & Karroo xvii. 306 Among the bustards stands pre-eminent the great Kori bustard—the gom paauw of the Dutch colonists. 1962[see gompaauw]. 1966E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xii. 209 The Kori bustard, a dweller of the desert or semi-desert, a gigantic creature weighing up to fifty pounds or more, heavier than the great bustard of Eurasia which is usually held to be the heaviest bird of the air. It has a wing span of up to eight feet, and it stands nearly five feet high. |