| 词汇 | flycatcher |
| 释义 | flycatcher noun[ C ] uk /ˈflaɪˌkætʃ.ər/ us /ˈflaɪˌkætʃ.ɚ/ a small bird that catches insects in the air鹟（鹟科小鸟，在飞行时捕食昆虫） GlobalP/iStock / Getty Images Plus/GettyImages Other wild birds bird of paradise blackbird blue tit bluebird bluejay goldfinch greenfinch honeyeater hoopoe hornbill magpie martin mockingbird mynah nighthawk sparrow squab starling swift swiftlet Above the blue, unruffled pools green flycatchers darted, and rollers spread metallic wings. Among the birds, doves and flycatchers were most commonly seen, one species of the latter frequently dazzling our eyes with its brilliant vermilion plumage. Flycatchers snap up the weevils near trees and shrubbery. From the great-crested to the little green flycatcher, their ways and general habits are the same. It is almost impossible for any insectivorous bird except a flycatcher to take a moth or a butterfly on the wing. Examples of flycatcherflycatcher The reproductive strategies of collared flycatchers discussed earlier provide an illustration. Because of this behaviour, the social flycatcher was the disperser more likely to deposit the seeds on the branches. Social flycatchers are resident throughout the year at our study area. Cedar waxwings could be a better seed disperser than social flycatchers because they defecated rather than regurgitated the seeds. In all cases (n = 12) we observed social flycatchers regurgitating seeds in the trees from which the fruits had been plucked. Collared flycatcher mating and parenting strategies do indeed exhibit "phenotypic plasticity," but it is plasticity patterned through processes specific to mating and parenting strategies. At the very least, we can say that the adaptationist approach that atomizes the psychological features of collared flycatchers has led to remarkable discoveries about their behavior. Foraging behaviour of neotropical tyrant flycatchers. It is rare, perhaps, but there could be no harm in adding the spotted flycatcher, though common. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Then we have amongst these highly-protected birds, the pied flycatcher. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The pied flycatcher is certainly a beautiful bird. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If the pied flycatcher is not to receive total protection, on the ground that it is not really a rare bird, then exactly the same must apply to the goldeneye. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In addition, there are eight species of stork, five other species of pheasant, six minivets, seventeen different cuckoos, thirty flycatchers, and sixty species of warblers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. They forage actively like flycatchers and perches in a very upright posture. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Bird watchers can search for numerous species that prefer old growth forests, like barred owls, northern goshawks, pileated woodpeckers, flycatchers, thrushes, and warblers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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