| 单词 | king of six |
| 释义 | > as lemmasking of six king of six n. South African (now rare) any of several polygamous (or supposedly polygamous) South African birds; esp. the pin-tailed whydah, Vidua macroura.In quot. 1913: the common waxbill, Estrilda astrild, possibly confused with the pin-tailed whydah, which is a brood parasite of this species. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Estrildidae (wax-bill) > genus Estrilda rooibekkie1793 swee1908 king of six1913 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Viduinae (whydah) > types of painted finch1731 rooibek1867 king rooibekkie1868 shaft-tailed whydah1881 king of six1913 the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > family Ploceidae > [noun] > subfamily Ploceinae (weaver) > genus Guplectes (bishop-bird) sakabula1877 bishop-bird1884 red bishop1884 king of six1913 bishop1934 1913 C. Pettman Africanderisms 260 King of six, a King Williamstown name for the Rooibekje (q.v.). The reference is to the number of females by which the male is generally accompanied during the breeding season. 1931 R. C. Bolster Land & Sea Birds S.-W. Cape 133 Of the two Bishop Birds, the Black and Yellow one is said to be polygamous, whence the name ‘King of Six’ in the vicinity of Cape Town. 1972 Auk 89 210 On the dust jacket is a viduine finch, this one a King-of-six. < as lemmas |
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