| 释义 |
Definition of stifftail in English: stifftail(also stiff-tailed duck) noun A diving duck with a stiff tail of pointed feathers, often held up at an angle. Family Anatidae: four genera, in particular Oxyura, and several species, e.g. the ruddy duck Example sentencesExamples - Modern authors accept that we are dealing with two species of stifftail in Europe.
- Although stifftails, pochards, and sea ducks all dive for food, there are as many differences among them as similarities.
- They're closely related to the stifftails (ruddy ducks, white-headed ducks and others), all of which are characterised by the sparsely-feathered fan-shaped tail that's either laid flat on the water's surface or held vertically on display.
- Musk Ducks are highly aquatic, stiff-tailed ducks native to southern Australia.
- This singular characteristic has set them apart in their own group, called stiff-tailed ducks.
- The Blue-billed Duck is one of only two Australian species of stiff-tailed ducks - diving ducks with spine-like tail-feathers.
- The white-headed duck is the only stifftail to occur naturally in Europe, with a patchy distribution running from the western Mediterranean through to Central and East Asia.
- Either way they may potentially breed with Ruddy Ducks in the UK (as they are the main stifftails they will meet).
- The Masked Duck is the other stiff-tailed duck and it inhabits warmer areas of the country such as southern Florida and Texas.
- A couple of years ago, a pair of ruddy duck arrived: small, sexually aggressive stifftail ducks with bright blue bills.
- This has resulted in the protection of the majority of Spanish wetlands used by White-headed Ducks, the banning of hunting, and prohibitions on the import and keeping of stifftails in captivity.
- Some of his books are technical surveys of groups such as owls, hummingbirds, and stifftail ducks.
- Members of the stiff-tailed ducks, represented in North America by the Ruddy Duck, have flat, paddle-shaped tails that the birds typically hold erect when resting on the water, giving them a very distinctive look.
- This gallery will take you to the world of diving ducks, mergansers and stiff-tailed ducks (the Ruddy duck).
Definition of stifftail in US English: stifftail(also stiff-tailed duck) nounˈstiftāl A diving duck with a stiff tail of pointed feathers, often held up at an angle. Family Anatidae: four genera, in particular Oxyura, and several species, e.g. the ruddy duck Example sentencesExamples - Some of his books are technical surveys of groups such as owls, hummingbirds, and stifftail ducks.
- Although stifftails, pochards, and sea ducks all dive for food, there are as many differences among them as similarities.
- The Masked Duck is the other stiff-tailed duck and it inhabits warmer areas of the country such as southern Florida and Texas.
- This singular characteristic has set them apart in their own group, called stiff-tailed ducks.
- Either way they may potentially breed with Ruddy Ducks in the UK (as they are the main stifftails they will meet).
- The white-headed duck is the only stifftail to occur naturally in Europe, with a patchy distribution running from the western Mediterranean through to Central and East Asia.
- This gallery will take you to the world of diving ducks, mergansers and stiff-tailed ducks (the Ruddy duck).
- This has resulted in the protection of the majority of Spanish wetlands used by White-headed Ducks, the banning of hunting, and prohibitions on the import and keeping of stifftails in captivity.
- Musk Ducks are highly aquatic, stiff-tailed ducks native to southern Australia.
- A couple of years ago, a pair of ruddy duck arrived: small, sexually aggressive stifftail ducks with bright blue bills.
- Members of the stiff-tailed ducks, represented in North America by the Ruddy Duck, have flat, paddle-shaped tails that the birds typically hold erect when resting on the water, giving them a very distinctive look.
- The Blue-billed Duck is one of only two Australian species of stiff-tailed ducks - diving ducks with spine-like tail-feathers.
- They're closely related to the stifftails (ruddy ducks, white-headed ducks and others), all of which are characterised by the sparsely-feathered fan-shaped tail that's either laid flat on the water's surface or held vertically on display.
- Modern authors accept that we are dealing with two species of stifftail in Europe.
|