| 单词 | kaffir finch |
| 释义 | > as lemmasKaffir finch Kaffir finch n. [after South African Dutch †kaffersvink (1822 or earlier; compare quot. 1824 and quot. 1822 for Kaffir fink n., )] now rare the long-tailed widowbird, Euplectes progne; (also) a bishop-bird, esp. the southern red bishop-bird, Euplectes orix; cf. Kaffir fink n. ΚΠ 1824 W. J. Burchell Trav. Interior S. Afr. II. xvi. 492 The Dutch colonists have named it Kaffers-vink (Caffre-finch).., as it is found chiefly at the eastern extremity of the colony and in the country of the Caffres. 1844 J. Backhouse Narr. Visit Mauritius & S. Afr. xiv. 202 The Caffer Finch of this part of the country is Ploceus spilonotus. 1983 J. A. Brown White Locusts 97 A widow bird lifted from among the grasses its long black tail fluttering like a widow's crepe... Father called it the ‘Kaffir finch’ and told her that before their defeat the warriors used to wear its plumes. < as lemmas |
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