| 单词 | crossbill |
| 例句 | “My sister Gloria is a crossbill,” Gran had said, referring to my recently deceased great-aunt Glo, with whom Gran had never gotten along. If I Stay 2009-01-01T00:00:00Z For beginning birders, fewer species in winter and the tendency of some to flock together, like cedar waxwings and red crossbills, make it easier to spot and remember them. The Quiet Thrill of Winter Wildlife Viewing 2022-12-03T05:00:00Z A pair of ravens at the North Cascades Institute learned to "herd" crossbills down a passageway between buildings. 'Gifts of the Crow': New book by Seattle authors about brainy birds 2012-06-04T01:30:06Z After he brought her a captive red crossbill, Grandma Audubon, as she was often known, set the bird free. The Forgotten Man Responsible for Our Most Iconic National Parks 2019-07-24T04:00:00Z He uses recordings of red crossbills to understand the populations of that species, a type of finch, that occur in Southern California and in the Sierra Nevada. How to connect with nature by recording 'utterly magical' birdsong 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z They provide habitat for red squirrels and birds such as capercaillie, crested tits and crossbills. Scotland's ancient Caledonian pinewoods could vanish - study 2023-02-02T05:00:00Z The expanded forest, mainly made up of native Scots pines, has become a corridor for wildlife like crossbills and golden eagles which allows them to move more freely across a larger area. Regenerating rainforests on UK oldest reserve 2022-01-19T05:00:00Z To respect the life of the deer is to disrespect the life of the capercaillie, the crossbill, the goshawk, the wildcat, the red squirrel and the pine marten. I shot a deer – and I still believe it was the ethical thing to do | George Monbiot 2020-02-19T05:00:00Z Today, “birds” alone lists woodpeckers, crossbills, jackdaws, crows, robins, thrushes, blue tits and great tits, goldfinches, bullfinches, ospreys, lapwings, oystercatchers, kestrels, a pheasant and several varieties of owl. From sharks to chimps to moon bears: tales of a supervet 2018-08-05T04:00:00Z “There are at least 12 populations of red crossbills in North America, and the best way to identify them, by far, is by sound,” Benner says. How to connect with nature by recording 'utterly magical' birdsong 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z The march of conifers across Britain and Ireland has increased the numbers of pine-loving birds such as siskins and crossbills. Trees are covering more of the land in rich countries 2017-11-30T05:00:00Z Red crossbills, white-winged crossbills and hoary redpolls are irruptive species that have made an appearance in the Gallatin Valley this winter. TRAVEL: Birders in hot pursuit in cold weather 2015-01-31T05:00:00Z Among the thick bushy tops of the stone-pines were the hawfinches and crossbills, with a few other species, but these were remarkably shy and difficult of approach. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z Bunting, bunt′ing, n. a genus of birds in the Finch family nearly allied to the crossbills. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) 2011-10-11T02:01:08.990Z “In 2011 and 2012, we discovered that the red crossbills in this area are types 2 and 3. None of the others have been documented here yet.” How to connect with nature by recording 'utterly magical' birdsong 2023-08-23T04:00:00Z Notes on the anatomy and breeding habits of crossbills. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z Others have separated from it the crossbills, under the title of Loxiidae, but without due cause. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 10, Slice 3 "Fenton, Edward" to "Finistere" 2011-03-14T03:01:00.580Z These and the crossbills are shy and wild, and, except on such occasions when unaware of one's presence, seldom allow of approach. Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration 2011-12-05T03:00:38.980Z They extracted the ball with a crossbill, and I kept on smoking while they were at work. On the Heights A Novel In the house there cried the people, And exclaimed the handsome people, "Listen to the noise resounding, To the music from the forest, Like the singing of the crossbill, Or a maiden's flute in forest." Kalevala, The Land of the Heroes, Volume Two The woodchucks were already asleep below-ground, and of the birds only the woodpeckers and the crossbills, and some smaller birds fluttering among the pine-branches, remained. Bear Brownie The Life of a Bear This gives the seed eating birds, the siskins, the pine grosbeaks and especially the crossbills their best opportunity and they eagerly pluck out such seeds as the narrow openings will give them a chance at. Old Plymouth Trails A few years ago we had a great visitation in the Hudson River Valley of crossbills from the north. Ways of Nature Similarly, both the German varieties of crossbill commonly begin to sing before losing the plumage characteristic of youth. The Sexual Life of the Child The crossbill comes very often, and the green woodpecker's cry is quite familiar. Bournemouth, Poole & Christchurch Witley sends a case of crossbills; twenty years ago a pair of hen harriers—or are they Montagu's harriers?—were killed on Hindhead; a blackcock guards his grey hen, and was shot not far away. Highways and Byways in Surrey But a single glance showed that they were not grosbeaks, but white-winged crossbills! The Foot-path Way Under ordinary conditions, no seed was found to germinate after passing through the turkey, hen, pigeon, crossbill, bullfinch, goldfinch, nutcracker, titmouse, and the duck. Seed Dispersal He had knocked down a green-colored crossbill, of a species still unknown in Europe. Adventures of a Young Naturalist The crossbill is fitted with a wonderful tool for tearing fir-cones to pieces. Chatterbox Stories of Natural History A great flock of crossbills swooped down into the spruces, and stopped whistling in their astonishment. Ways of Wood Folk I was delighted to see the crossbills, having never before had the first glimpse of them, summer or winter; but what was I to think about the grosbeaks? The Foot-path Way Not a crossbill, not a jay, neither eagle nor hawk, showed against the azure fields of sky and snow. The Freebooters of the Wilderness Of birds of passage, dormice, snakes, bats, swallows, quails, ringdoves, stare, chaffinch, hoopoe, chatterer, hawfinch, crossbill, rails and cranes. Zoonomia, Vol. I Or, the Laws of Organic Life Several golden plovers, Canadian grosbeaks, crossbills, woodpeckers and pin-tailed grouse were shot today; and Mr. Back killed a small striped marmot. The Journey to the Polar Sea The Mexican crossbill appeared to have little fear of the migrating Northern shrike. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico On the other hand, however, the second trio were unmistakably crossbills. The Foot-path Way They ripen every year, and the lively little squirrel, as he is called, feasts upon them, as the crossbill does on the cones of the stone-pine. Among the Trees at Elmridge Here I reposed awhile, watching the crossbills, wondrously tame, at work among the branches overhead, and the emerald lizard peering out of the bracken at my side. Old Calabria The birds which remained were ravens, magpies, partridges, crossbills and woodpeckers. The Journey to the Polar Sea The scarlet tanager is red, too, but it has black wings, and it isn't called a redbird; and the crossbill is red, with a few white feathers, and it isn't called a redbird either. The American Child I saw and heard a bird nearly every day, on the tops of the trees about, that I think was one of the crossbills. Locusts and Wild Honey Under the general head of finches, Audubon describes over sixty different birds, ranging from the sparrows to the grosbeaks, and including the buntings, the linnets, the snowbirds, the crossbills, and the redbirds. Wake-Robin A flock of crossbills went whistling overhead, coming from the same direction. Secret of the Woods Companies of redpolls and crossbills pass chirping through the thickets, busily seeking their food. Little Rivers; a book of essays in profitable idleness And that bird is called the crossbill; Covered all with blood so clear, In the groves of pine it singeth Songs, like legends, strange to hear. The Complete Poems of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow |
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