parson birdn.

Brit.

/ˈpɑːsn bəːd/, U.S.

/ˈpɑrs(ə)n ˌbərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parson n., bird n.

Etymology: < parson n. + bird n., with reference to the bird's plumage.

1. New Zealand. The tui, Prosthemadura novaeseelandiae, a large honeyeater with glossy black plumage and two white tufts at the throat.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > genus Prosthemadera (tui)

poë1773

mockingbird1777

tui1832

parson bird1857

1857 C. Hursthouse N.Z. I. 118 The most common and certainly the most facetious individual of the ornithology, is the Tui (Parson-Bird).

a1865 E. Markham New Zealand (1963) 34 The Toi bird or Parson... With two bands under the Chin of white Feathers,..called Parson birds.

1889 J. G. Wilson Themes & Variations 54 Far away, o'er the depths of woodland, Floated the bell of the parson-bird.

1940 R. M. Laing & E. W. Blackwell Plants N.Z. (ed. 4) 225 The tuis or parson-birds will not take the trouble to insert their brush-tongues to get at the honey.

1991 Eng. Today Apr. 19/2 Where a synonymous English compound was also formed (as with parson bird alongside tui, or red pine alongside rimu) this is now less used than the Maori word.

2. English regional. Any of several British birds that have been likened to a parson in appearance; esp. the rook, Corvus frugilegus, and the reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus. Cf. parson n. 3a. rare.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > genus Corvus > corvus frugilegus (rook)

crowa700

rookeOE

crakec1320

parson bird1902

1902 Westm. Gaz. 7 Jan. 2/3 Entirely devoted to the glorification of our friend Mr. Rook, the parson-bird.

1973 Times 17 Feb. 14/7 The black-headed, white-collared reed buntings..are often described as ‘parson birds’, as are young bullfinches and lesser and greater black-backed gulls and cormorants.

3. Australian. The grey-crowned babbler, Pomatostomus temporalis, a bird with broad white bands between a narrow grey crown and dark eyestripes.

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the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > miscellaneous groups or types

Strasbourg finch1783

oscines1853

New Zealand robin1855

lark bunting1858

boat-billed flycatcher1869

oscine1883

bush robin1901

antpitta1911

boatbill1930

parson bird1945

1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. 211 The Grey-crowned Babbler is known also as the apostle-bird,..parson-bird, pine-bird, [etc.].

1949 Geogr. Mag. Feb. 374 This list by which the grey-crowned Babbler is known:..parson-bird, twelve apostles, [etc.].

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	parson bird
释义	parson birdn. Brit. /ˈpɑːsn bəːd/, U.S. /ˈpɑrs(ə)n ˌbərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: parson n., bird n. Etymology: < parson n. + bird n., with reference to the bird's plumage. 1. New Zealand. The tui, Prosthemadura novaeseelandiae, a large honeyeater with glossy black plumage and two white tufts at the throat. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > arboreal families > [noun] > family Meliphagidae (honey-eater) > genus Prosthemadera (tui) poë1773 mockingbird1777 tui1832 parson bird1857 1857 C. Hursthouse N.Z. I. 118 The most common and certainly the most facetious individual of the ornithology, is the Tui (Parson-Bird). a1865 E. Markham New Zealand (1963) 34 The Toi bird or Parson... With two bands under the Chin of white Feathers,..called Parson birds. 1889 J. G. Wilson Themes & Variations 54 Far away, o'er the depths of woodland, Floated the bell of the parson-bird. 1940 R. M. Laing & E. W. Blackwell Plants N.Z. (ed. 4) 225 The tuis or parson-birds will not take the trouble to insert their brush-tongues to get at the honey. 1991 Eng. Today Apr. 19/2 Where a synonymous English compound was also formed (as with parson bird alongside tui, or red pine alongside rimu) this is now less used than the Maori word. 2. English regional. Any of several British birds that have been likened to a parson in appearance; esp. the rook, Corvus frugilegus, and the reed bunting, Emberiza schoeniclus. Cf. parson n. 3a. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > larger song birds > family Corvidae (crow) > [noun] > genus Corvus > corvus frugilegus (rook) crowa700 rookeOE crakec1320 parson bird1902 1902 Westm. Gaz. 7 Jan. 2/3 Entirely devoted to the glorification of our friend Mr. Rook, the parson-bird. 1973 Times 17 Feb. 14/7 The black-headed, white-collared reed buntings..are often described as ‘parson birds’, as are young bullfinches and lesser and greater black-backed gulls and cormorants. 3. Australian. The grey-crowned babbler, Pomatostomus temporalis, a bird with broad white bands between a narrow grey crown and dark eyestripes. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > [noun] > miscellaneous groups or types Strasbourg finch1783 oscines1853 New Zealand robin1855 lark bunting1858 boat-billed flycatcher1869 oscine1883 bush robin1901 antpitta1911 boatbill1930 parson bird1945 1945 S. J. Baker Austral. Lang. 211 The Grey-crowned Babbler is known also as the apostle-bird,..parson-bird, pine-bird, [etc.]. 1949 Geogr. Mag. Feb. 374 This list by which the grey-crowned Babbler is known:..parson-bird, twelve apostles, [etc.]. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1857
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