| 单词 | mountain plover |
| 释义 | > as lemmasmountain plover mountain plover n. a small North American plover, Charadrius montanus, which breeds on the central plains of the United States. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Charadriiformes > [noun] > family Charadriidae > genus Charadrius > member of (miscellaneous) ring plover1797 wirebird1816 Kentish plover1828 piping plover1828 mountain plover1858 1858 S. F. Baird Birds (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route Pacific IX) ii. 693 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (33rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 91) Mountain Plover..is only known to inhabit the western countries of North America. 1872 Amer. Naturalist 6 272 The so-called ‘mountain’ plover was also occasional, and generally seen on the dry prairies far away from the streams and sloughs. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 267 Mountain Plover... Nest: On the open prairies; a depression in the ground, lined with leaves and grass. 1990 Birder's World Aug. 12/3 Highlights for us were a..Mountain Plover, a Say's Phoebe, and Horned Larks. < as lemmas |
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