单词 | yellow robin |
释义 | > as lemmasyellow robin yellow robin n. either of two Australian songbirds of the genus Eopsaltria (family Petroicidae) which have grey upperparts and yellow underparts, E. australis (more fully eastern yellow robin) and E. griseogularis (more fully western yellow robin).Also called yellow bob, yellowhammer. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Passeriformes (singing) > family Muscicapidae (thrushes, etc.) > [noun] > subfamily Muscicapinae > other types of miro1820 yellow robin1827 1827 Trans. Linn. Soc. 15 242 ‘This bird,’ Mr. Cayley says, ‘is called yellow-robin by the colonists. It is an inhabitant of bushes.’ 1948 Western Mail (Perth, Austral.) 13 May 71/5 The Western Yellow Robin..is a little fellow about four inches long with a very pretty yellow front, brown eyes and grey back. 2011 R. Thomas et al. Birds Austral. (ed. 2) 378 Eastern Yellow Robin. Eopsaltria australis... The most common robin of eastern coastal and subcoastal forests. < as lemmas |
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