| 单词 | boat-billed flycatcher |
| 释义 | > as lemmasboat-billed flycatcher boat-billed flycatcher n. (a) either of two Australasian boatbills of the genus Machaerirhynchus; = boatbill n. 2a; (b) a large, yellow-breasted tyrant flycatcher of tropical America, Megarynchus pitangua (family Tyrannidae), having a broad, somewhat flattened bill. 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 1869 A. R. Wallace Malay Archipel. I. xxxix. 178 The curious little boat-billed flycatchers (Machærirhynchus). 1914 Condor 16 12 One other species may at first sight be mistaken for derbianus, namely, the Mexican Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarynchus pitangua mexicanus). 1944 Wilson Bull. 56 149 The Boat-billed Flycatcher (Megarhynchus pitangua), a giant in its family, has a strong antipathy to the Swainson's Toucan. 1998 Audubon Jan. 116/2 The program presents a kaleidoscope of tropical colors, thanks to the appearance of toucans, palm tanagers, and boat-billed flycatchers. < as lemmas |
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