单词 | namaqua dove |
释义 | > as lemmasNamaqua dove Namaqua dove n. a small, long-tailed dove, Oena capensis, occurring in Africa south of Sudan. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Columbiformes (pigeons, etc.) > [noun] > family Columbidae > miscellaneous types of nutmeg pigeon1783 blue pigeon1790 Namaqua dove1801 mountain witch1823 partridge pigeon1823 imperial pigeon1830 toy1831 porcelain1855 toothbill1862 fruit-pigeon1865 orange dove1875 tambourine pigeon1891 topknot pigeon1891 cinnamon dove1895 partridge1936 1795 C. R. Hopson tr. C. P. Thunberg Trav. (ed. 2) II. 34 A small dove..called Maquas Duyv (Colomba capensis) frequented the gardens, and there sought its food.] 1801 J. Barrow Acct. Trav. Interior S. Afr. 1797–8 I. iv. 325 Along the road were numbers of that beautiful little pigeon, called here the Namaaqua dove, not larger than a sparrow. 1905 J. du Plessis 1000 Miles in Heart Afr. 137 Little black-eyed Namaqua doves. 1972 Shooting Times & Country Mag. 27 May 24/2 Mourning, laughing and even tiny, wagtail-sized Namaque [sic] doves arrive to raid the crops. 1993 Weekend Post (Port Elizabeth) 9 Oct. (Leisure section) 7 Oena capensis, Namaqua dove... A small-bodied dove with a long, pointed, almost black tail and black face and throat, with white underparts and chestnut flight feathers. < as lemmas |
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