| 单词 | peabody bird |
| 释义 | > as lemmasPeabody bird In full Peabody bird. The white-throated sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis, of North America, whose typical call comprises two notes followed by three triple notes supposed to resemble repetition of the name ‘Peabody’. Also called Canada bird. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > seed eaters > [noun] > family Emberizidae > subfamily Emberizinae (bunting) > genus Zonotrichia white-throated sparrow1760 whitethroat sparrow1791 Peabody bird1856 whitethroata1862 1856 C. Lanman Adventures Wilds U.S. II. 80 We are reminded of the fact that that the quaint sweet whistling of the Peabody-bird, has accompanied us on our journey, all the way from the far off Potomac. 1865 E. A. Samuels in Rep. Comm. Agric. 1864 (U.S. Dept. Agric.) 422 White-throated Sparrow—Peabody Bird—Wheat Bird... This beautiful sparrow arrives in Massachusetts by the first week in April. 1903 N.Y. Evening Post 24 Oct. (Sat. Suppl.) 1/1 That lovely bird, the white-throated sparrow, which under the name of ‘Peabody bird’ is well known in the North. 1917 W. P. Eaton Green Trails 16 All day long in this pasture the Peabodies, or White-throated sparrows, sing their flutelike call. 1990 G. Kinnell When one has lived Long Time Alone iv. 64 Peabody birds send schoolboys' whistlings across the field. < as lemmas |
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