| 单词 | roseate spoonbill |
| 释义 | > as lemmasroseate spoonbill roseate spoonbill n. an American spoonbill, Ajaia ajaja, found from the Gulf coasts to South America, having a bright pink body with red markings, a white neck, and a bare head. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > freshwater birds > order Ciconiiformes (storks, etc.) > [noun] > family Threskiornithidae (ibises and spoonbills) > genus Platalea > platalea ajaja (roseate spoonbill) roseate spoonbill1785 scarlet spoonbill1819 spatula1872 1785 J. Latham Gen. Synopsis Birds III. i. 16 Roseate Spoonbill, Platalea Ajaja... The plumage is a fine rose-colour. 1872 E. Coues Key to N. Amer. Birds 264 Roseate Spoonbill. In full plumage rosy-red, whitening on neck. 1917 T. G. Pearson Birds Amer. I. 175/1 There is no large wading bird of North America that bears such brilliant plumage as the Roseate Spoonbill. 2001 Nature Photographer Summer 25/1 Birders and photographers from around the world visit Sanibel Island, Florida, with the hope of seeing and photographing roseate spoonbills. < as lemmas |
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