单词 | black-fronted tern |
释义 | > as lemmasblack-fronted tern black-fronted tern n. a marsh tern, Chlidonias albostriatus, which has chiefly grey plumage and a black cap, frequenting inland waters of New Zealand's South Island. ΚΠ 1891 E. Tregear Maori–Polynesian Compar. Dict. 474/2 Tara,..9. The name of a bird, the White-fronted Tern (Orn. Sterna frontalis); also, the Black-fronted Tern (Om. Sterna antarctica). 1949 N.Z. Bird Notes 3 193 An odd black-fronted tern... Keeps close behind the plough, landing for an instant to snatch a worm, and then off again. 2011 C. Finlayson Avian Survivors xiii. 155 Chlidonias. Three of four species in this genus breed in the Palearctic (only the Black-fronted Tern C. albostriatus of New Zealand is absent). < as lemmas |
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