| 单词 | European cuckoo |
| 例句 | “Vivarium,” the word itself a synonym for terrarium, opens with a montage illustrating the evolution of the European cuckoo, a brood parasitic species whose life cycle closely mirrors the film’s plot. 'Vivarium' nails the feeling of social isolation. Its creators never expected it to feel so real 2020-04-01T04:00:00Z A reed warbler feeds a young European cuckoo. For These Trickster Animals, Every Day is April Fools It belongs to the cuckoo family, but has none of the bad habits by which the European cuckoo is best known. Donahoe's Magazine, Vol. XV, No. 4, April, 1886 Volume 15 (January 1886 - July 1886) 2012-01-29T03:00:07.953Z This is true only of the European cuckoo. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z The European cuckoo may be heard all day long in the season from about 3,500 feet upwards. The Heart of Nature or, The Quest for Natural Beauty The European cuckoo, like our cowbird, is a parasite, laying her eggs in the nests of other birds; so, perhaps, neglect of household duties is in the 272 blood. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year Instead of the crescendo shriek of the koel, the pleasing double note of the European cuckoo meets the ear. Birds of the Indian Hills Indeed, the presence of this intruded egg, like that of the European cuckoo in similar fragile nests, has given rise to the popular belief that the bird must resort to exceptional means in these instances. My Studio Neighbors The most notable example of this habit among birds is the case of the European cuckoo. St. Nicholas Magazine for Boys and Girls, Vol. 5, July 1878, No. 9 Ornithologists stationed in Central India will render a service to science if they keep a sharp look-out for European cuckoos and record the results of their observations. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The hedge-sparrow is one of the favorite birds upon which the European cuckoo imposes the rearing of its young. The Writings of John Burroughs — Volume 05: Pepacton The European cuckoo is evidently much more of a spring bird than ours is, much more a harbinger of the early season. Locusts and Wild Honey It is an interesting question which the contrast of the American and European cuckoo thus presents. My Studio Neighbors The European cuckoo is evidently a much gayer bird than ours, and much more noticeable. Birds and Poets : with Other Papers Now let us suppose that the ancient progenitor of our European cuckoo had the habits of the American cuckoo, and that she occasionally laid an egg in another bird's nest. The Origin of Species by means of Natural Selection, 6th Edition The European cuckoo, on the other hand, seems to be a joyous, vivacious bird. Locusts and Wild Honey Its irregular manner of laying also seems better suited to a parasite like our cowbird, or the European cuckoo, than to a regular nest-builder. Locusts and Wild Honey Indeed, the similarities and contrasts afforded by a comparison of the habits of all these birds—European cuckoo, American cuckoo, and cow-bird—afford an interesting theme for the student of evolution. My Studio Neighbors The European cuckoo builds no nest, but puts its eggs out to be hatched, as does our cow blackbird, and our cuckoo is master of only the rudiments of nest-building. Locusts and Wild Honey |
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