| 单词 | hoopoe |
| 例句 | “Hear that? Those are turacos. And there’s a wood hoopoe. And there’s a gray mousebird; do you see that long tail?” The Hot Zone 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z A hoopoe called from a Kenya coffee tree and was answered by another. The Ear, the Eye, and the Arm 1994-04-01T00:00:00Z But a hoopoe bird calls together all the birds of the world and announces that he has learned of a king, Simorgh, who may have all the answers. 'The Conference of the Birds': reviving a 12th-century Persian epic 2011-11-16T22:53:03Z The path Beneath my feet is no longer the path, Only my dream Of the wasp, the hoopoes, the fog. The American Side of France’s Greatest Postwar Poet 2016-07-13T04:00:00Z In city parks, hoopoes and hornbills are plentiful; the haunting call of the koel can break the stillness of a muggy afternoon. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z But the hoopoe persists and eventually gathers together a flock of disparate birds that agree to follow the hoopoe past seven planets, across seven oceans, and through seven valleys of distinct challenge and tribulation. 'The Conference of the Birds': reviving a 12th-century Persian epic 2011-11-16T22:53:03Z The hoopoe asks the other birds to join him in seeking out this avian paragon of wisdom. 'The Conference of the Birds': reviving a 12th-century Persian epic 2011-11-16T22:53:03Z The site is part of a national park, populated by picnickers and jackals and mongoose, with guest appearances by the pink, black and white-crested hoopoe, Israel’s national bird. Journeys: In Israel, Treasures for Those Willing to Dig 2011-03-25T18:55:00Z Olive farmer Angel said since introducing cover crops he noticed an increase in birds such as owls, blackbirds, turtle doves, hoopoes and reptiles such as the near-threatened ocellated lizard. In climate fight, Europe's olive, wine farmers turn to tech and tradition 2023-09-14T04:00:00Z He said the park’s clean environment and lack of pollution had drawn more wild animals, including hoopoe birds, an owl that took residence above the aristocratic House of Pansa and lots of hedgehogs. To Save a Ruin, Send in the Sheep 2022-12-22T05:00:00Z "The emerald turaco and the hoopoe, both with crown-like head feathers, scored highly," they wrote in their paper in the psychology journal i-Perception. Why is this the 'most instagrammable' bird? 2021-04-30T04:00:00Z We listened to the call of a hoopoe bird. Where to Find the Best Safari Deals in Africa 2016-10-20T04:00:00Z This alternates with more tranquil stretches where I even relax enough to indulge in bird spotting: I sight a hoopoe, an exotic-looking bird with a spiky orange crest and black-and white wings. Raft Ride on Tibet’s Powerful Rivers Reveals Regional Meltdown 2014-11-14T05:00:00Z The Hudhud, or hoopoe bird, is an exotic creature noticed for its distinctive crown of feathers and is widespread in Europe, Asia and North Africa. How Cyclone Hudhud got its name 2014-10-10T04:00:00Z Other eggs belonged to species that nest in holes, burrows and cavities, such as hoopoes, little owls and green woodpeckers. Eggshells may act like 'sunblock' 2014-07-28T04:00:00Z Also on display is a family of tropical birds known as green wood hoopoes. New animals on display at zoo in Bloomington 2014-06-28T04:00:00Z Magpies and hoopoes were very common in this valley—the former were quite tame and allowed us to approach very close. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z Pleasing as is the appearance of the hoopoe as it fearlessly parades its showy plumage, some of its habits are much the reverse. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Crested hoopoes ran along the base of the wall seeking ants and cooing softly in their contentment. The Outcaste 2011-12-12T03:00:25.380Z Overhead hoopoes and parrots kept up a never-ending chorus, while countless tribes of monkeys and squirrels leaped and chattered among the branches. Perils in the Transvaal and Zululand 2011-12-02T03:00:22.447Z Beneath, the forest lay sleeping in the lustrous sunlight, and now and again from its cool recess would be upborne the soft note of a hoopoe. The Fire Trumpet A Romance of the Cape Frontier 2011-07-05T02:00:23.353Z About the houses of the village were nesting tree-sparrows, hoopoes, rock-doves and ravens, the latter so tame that they hardly troubled to get out of the way of passers-by. Mount Everest the Reconnaissance, 1921 2012-04-12T02:00:28.417Z The kingfisher, bee-eater, roller, hoopoe, woodpeckers, &c., utter harsh cries; and the brilliant birds of the tropics are hardly ever songsters.98 Hence bright colours and the power of song seem to replace each other. The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex Volume II (1st Edition) 2011-06-27T02:01:01.007Z These truly African species of the flycatcher are in the lower, Upupa epops, the common hoopoe, in the upper country. The Highlands of Ethiopia 2011-02-25T03:01:07.193Z Wild birds that are almost tame are nesting in the trees—black and white magpies, crested hoopoes, and turtle-doves. The Unveiling of Lhasa And here endeth the veracious history of the king of the hoopoes. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant Since noon, we have done nothing but pluck pheasants, hoopoes, barn-fowls, and woodcocks. Devil Stories An Anthology Solomon the Wise smilingly gave the order; at once lovely red and black feathers took the place of the golden plumes, and the slaughter of the hoopoes in Palestine forthwith ceased. The Naples Riviera We've done nothing but pluck birds since midday; pheasants, hoopoes, hazel grouse, and common grouse. Letters from my Windmill Leaving Shakespeare, he pondered the note Of Nisami, and heard in his leisure The hoopoe's weird monody float, And set it to soft Orient measure. Enamels and Cameos and other Poems So the hoopoes gathered together, and, flying in a cloud over the throne of the king, they sheltered him from the rays of the sun. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant It was a glorious day on which we drove out to Secundra, the air was musical with the merry notes of the minos, in their dusky red plumage, the little chirping bee-eaters, hoopoes, and blue-jays. Due West or Round the World in Ten Months The hoopoe, though a very rare visitor to our northern shores, is fairly common on the Mediterranean coast, and he would be still more frequently encountered, were it not for his hereditary enemy, Man. The Naples Riviera Every bird for miles around was singing: blackbirds sounded like England, wood-pigeons cooed, cuckoos insisted, and among them all, strange and Indian, a hoopoe called. In the Tail of the Peacock They were so terrified by the discourse of the hoopoe that a great number died on the spot where they were assembled. Mystics and Saints of Islam So the king of the hoopoes left the presence of King Solomon, with a golden crown upon his head. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant The flight of the hoopoe is undulating or jerky, like that of a butterfly. Birds of the Indian Hills In despair, the king of the hoopoes then flew to the monarch sitting on his ivory throne at Jerusalem, and begged him to change their golden crowns for crests of feathers. The Naples Riviera The hoopoe reminds us of his presence by an occasional soft uk-uk-uk. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The hoopoe, which builds its nest on dung, feeds on foetid ordure, and whose song is like a groan, denotes worldly grief which works death in those who are unclean. Summa Theologica, Part I-II (Pars Prima Secundae) From the Complete American Edition Now there was a certain fowler who set traps for birds; and he put a piece of a broken mirror into his trap, and a hoopoe that went in to admire itself was caught. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant During the breeding season—that is to say, in April and May in the Himalayas—hoopoes continually utter in low tones uk-uk-uk. Birds of the Indian Hills A pair of crested hoopoes with brown plumage and ruddy breasts keep fluttering a little way before us, uttering from time to time their curious notes of alarm. The Naples Riviera The calls of the hoopoe and nuthatch become less frequent as the month draws to a close; on the other hand, the melody of the oriole gains in strength. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Above the sturdy brakes of the sugar-cane the crested hoopoes flew, and the larks sang, fluttering their little wings as if in an almost hysterical ecstasy. Bella Donna A Novel Not a hoopoe could show its head but it was slain or taken captive, and the days of the hoopoes were numbered. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant Young hoopoes are reared up in a hole in a building, or in a bank. Birds of the Indian Hills P: And he sought among the birds and said: How is it that I see not the hoopoe, or is he among the absent? Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Most pairs of hoopoes are now accompanied by at least one young bird which is almost indistinguishable from the adults. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The clear outcry of the hoopoe startled the calm air, and that good little messenger came fluttering in haste to the window. Idolatry A Romance And the hoopoe said, "I have considered well, and we desire to have golden crowns upon our heads." Visits To Monasteries in the Levant The crest is the feature that distinguishes the hoopoe from all other birds. Birds of the Indian Hills S: And he reviewed the birds, then said: How is it I see not the hoopoe or is it that he is of the absentees? Three Translations of The Koran (Al-Qur'an) side by side Occasionally a pair of hoopoes may be seen going through the antics of courtship preparatory to raising a second brood. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The hoopoe had flown out through the hall to the open air. Idolatry A Romance And all the hoopoes had golden crowns; and they were exceeding proud and haughty. Visits To Monasteries in the Levant Normally it remains closed, but when the bird is startled, and at the moment when the hoopoe alights on the ground, the crest opens to form a magnificent corona. Birds of the Indian Hills Among the birds the most remarkable are the eagle, the bustard, the pelican, the stork, the pheasant, several kinds of partridges, the quail, the woodpecker, the bee-eater, the hoopoe, and the nightingale. The Seven Great Monarchies Of The Ancient Eastern World, Vol 3. (of 7): Media The History, Geography, And Antiquities Of Chaldaea, Assyria, Babylon, Media, Persia, Parthia, And Sassanian or New Persian Empire; With Maps and Illustrations. The hoopoes have been silent for some time, but in October a few of them take up their refrain—uk-uk-uk-uk, and utter it with almost as much vigour as they did in March. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Here the hoopoe, startled at some movement that Balder made, abandoned his perch on his mistress's shoulder, and flew to the top of the palm-tree. Idolatry A Romance 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 Perhaps it is even more like the uk-uk-uk of the hoopoe repeated very loudly. Birds of the Indian Hills On the other hand the great shrike, the tree-creeper, the nut-hatch, the nut-cracker, the hoopoe, and many other birds, lay from four to six or seven eggs, and yet are never abundant. Darwinism (1889) Here and there a hoopoe, more vigorous than his fellows, croons softly—uk, uk, uk. A Bird Calendar for Northern India While debating whether to use his voice or to enter and use his eyes, the note of the hoopoe fell on his ear. Idolatry A Romance Solomon, one day reviewing his varied troops, missed among the birds the hoopoe, and asked whither this bird had gone, threatening all manner of punishments for his absence. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy Two inhabitants of Huckley wrote to contradict a small, quite solid paragraph in The Bun that a hoopoe had been seen at Huckley and had, 'of course, been shot by the local sportsmen.' A Diversity of Creatures A hoopoe took deck, or rather rigging, passage for a while, and evoked the greatest interest. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil But, to describe the nesting operations of the hoopoe in January is like talking of cricket in April. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Gnulemah glanced down at the hoopoe, who forthwith warbled aloud and fluttered up to her shoulder. Idolatry A Romance Almost in a twinkling the hoopoe was back with the queen's answer consenting to visit Solomon and his dominions. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 13 — Religion and Philosophy The hoopoe is certainly a migratory bird, feeds less on fish than any of the former kinds, and has, in fact, no great relation to the water. Palestine or the Holy Land From the Earliest Period to the Present Time The hoopoe is again with us; in fact I do not think he really left the ship, but simply sought a secluded perch, secure from prying observation. A Holiday in the Happy Valley with Pen and Pencil It is in February and March that the hoopoes nest in their millions, and call softly, from morn till eve, uk-uk-uk. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Here comes the brilliant hoopoe with his smart crest and clear chirrup, impatient to bid Gnulemah good morning! Idolatry A Romance Here-- Whenas the swallows flocking in one place from the hoopoes Deny themselves love's gambols any more, All woes shall then have ending and great Zeus the Thunderer Shall put above what was below before. Lysistrata The road winds in and out of gullies where rivulets descend from the mountains; they are clothed in cork-oak, ilex, and other trees; golden orioles, jays, hoopoes and rollers flash among the foliage. Old Calabria He puns upon the twofold meaning of this word, which signified either "a mattock" or a bird called a "hoopoe," according to the context. The Captiva and the Mostellaria Both the hoopoe and the roller are veritable aerial acrobats. A Bird Calendar for Northern India From the branch of a near tree the hoopoe startled him and made him color. Idolatry A Romance According to Pliny the bird is the raven; in Swabia it is the hoopoe, and in Switzerland the swallow. The Folk-lore of Plants I saw two hoopoes and many beautiful birds whose names I knew not. The Note-Books of Samuel Butler Do you hear that melancholy cry from the meadow there?" answered the shepherd, "that is the bittern; he was once a shepherd, and so was the hoopoe also,—I will tell you the story. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm The 6th February is the earliest date on which the writer has observed a hoopoe carrying food to the nest; that was at Ghazipur. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The hoopoe had seemed out of place on the hither side the wall, but now looked as much at home as though the Hudson had been the Nile indeed. Idolatry A Romance The clerks of his land were summoned, and they wrote a letter and bound it to the hoopoe's wing. The Legends of the Jews — Volume 4 Air is at the same time swallowed, and the oesophagus thus becomes much swollen; and this probably acts as a resonator, not only with the hoopoe, but with pigeons and other birds. The Descent of Man The hoopoe drove his cattle on to high barren hills, where the wind plays with the sand, and his cows became thin, and got no strength. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm On the lawn wagtails run nimbly in search of tiny insects, hoopoes probe the earth for grubs, mynas strut about, in company with king-crows and starlings, seeking for grasshoppers. A Bird Calendar for Northern India This perhaps accounted for the boldness wherewith he pursued his way towards the mysterious house, following in the airy wake of the clear-throated little hoopoe. Idolatry A Romance Wherever one turned, from every direction came the note of the golden oriole and the shrill cry of the hoopoe and the red-legged falcon. The Wife, and other stories The kingfisher, bee-eater, roller, hoopoe, woodpeckers, etc., utter harsh cries; and the brilliant birds of the tropics are hardly ever songsters. The Descent of Man The hoopoe, however, could not even get his cows up on their legs, so faint and weak had they become. Household Tales by Brothers Grimm The nesting season of the hoopoe has now fairly commenced. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The hoopoe responded encouragingly, the tree cracked, and Balder felt with dismay that it was tottering beneath him. Idolatry A Romance "I merely remarked, that it were well for the world if all mankind were to put up the same prayer as the hoopoes." Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth Elsewhere, as in Iceland, Normandy, and ancient Greece, the bird is an eagle, a swallow, an ostrich, or a hoopoe. Myths and myth-makers: Old Tales and Superstitions Interpreted by Comparative Mythology And to this day, though they have no flocks now to watch, the bittern cries, "Come, cows, come," and the hoopoe, "Up, up, up." Household Tales by Brothers Grimm In this opening now appeared the bright-crested head and eyes of the hoopoe, peeping mischievously at the intruder, who forthwith stepped down into the conservatory, holding forth to the little bird a friendly finger. Idolatry A Romance Meanwhile the hoopoe, with a triumphant note, flew off towards the house to tell the news. Idolatry A Romance Well, senors, once on a time, the story goes, these hoopoes all had golden crowns on their heads; and, senors, they took the consequences—eh? Westward Ho!, or, the voyages and adventures of Sir Amyas Leigh, Knight, of Burrough, in the county of Devon, in the reign of her most glorious majesty Queen Elizabeth |
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