| 释义 |
seesee|ˈsiːsiː|
Also see-see, sisi.
[Echoic: see quot. 1969.]
In full, seesee partridge. A small sand partridge, Ammoperdix griseogularis, found in parts of western Asia.
1851J. Gould Birds of Asia VII. Pl. 1 Sportsmen reckon it very easy to kill, and it is said to be delicious eating: the name Seesee expresses its call. 1858Proc. Zool. Soc. XXVI. 503 It [sc. Ammoperdix bonhami] is known by the name of ‘Sisi’ in the Punjab. 1864T. C. Jerdon Birds of India III. 567 (heading) The Seesee partridge. Ibid. 568 The Seesee is only found in the Punjab. 1923Blackw. Mag. July 125/2 Game abounded—black partridge and sisi, hare and pigeon. 1928Ibid. Apr. 544/2 We had an exciting and noisy hunt after a see-see partridge. 1969Ali & Ripley Handbk. Birds India & Pakistan II. 8 Seesee Partridge... A small sandy grey-brown, concealingly desert-coloured partridge... When flushed on a hillside the birds invariably fly downhill, the wings producing the characteristic high-pitched squeaking see-see noise..which has given the bird its name. |