| 单词 | reef heron |
| 释义 | > as lemmasreef heron reef heron n. either of two herons of tropical and warm temperate coastal areas, Egretta sacra, of South-East Asia and Australasia, and E. gularis, found from West Africa to India, each occurring in slate-grey and white colour phases formerly mistaken for distinct species. ΚΠ 1848 J. Gould Birds Austral. VI. Pl. 61 [The] White Reef Heron..presents so many points of similarity in size and in form to the H. jugularis, that I have long been of opinion that it is merely an albino variety of that species. 1936 T. C. Roughley Wonders Great Barrier Reef 213 Reef herons are..seen wading over the reef searching for the various forms of marine life on which they feed. 1976 Reader's Digest Compl. Bk. Austral. Birds 81 Reef herons occur in two forms—white, which is the more common in tropical areas, and dark or slate-blue, which is the more numerous in temperate regions. 2005 J. A. Kushlan & J. A. Hancock Herons iii. 24 [Habitat] specialists include the coastal species such as the Eastern Reef Heron and Reddish Egret. < as lemmas |
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