| 单词 | helmet-shrike |
| 释义 | > as lemmashelmet-shrike helmet-shrike n. any of several sociable songbirds of savannah and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa, most of which are characterized by crests and often colourful bills or eye-wattles. Formerly included in the family Laniidae or Malaconotidae, helmet-shrikes are now usually placed in their own family, Prionopidae. ΚΠ 1884 E. L. Layard & R. B. Sharpe Birds S. Afr. (ed. 2) 407 This species is easily recognized from the other South African Helmet Shrikes by the colouration of its back, which is ashy brown, contrasting with the head. 1922 F. M. Colby et al. New Internat. Encycl. 122 African shrikes of the genus Prionops are called helmet shrikes for a similar reason. 1961 Condor 63 217 Prionops poliocephalus. White Helmet Shrike. Several nests may be built close together, and sometimes two females lay in the same nest. 2009 Business Day (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 13 June The Serengeti also offers a host of endemic birds such as..Rufous-tailed weaver, Grey-crested helmet-Shrike and Usambiro barbet. < as lemmas |
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