| 单词 | hornbill |
| 例句 | The dassies twittered, A ground hornbill uttered its low, panting call. A Girl Named Disaster 1996-01-01T00:00:00Z 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 At twilight one day, I looked up to see a hornbill perched on a neighbor’s tree. India, Through a Birder?s Eyes 2011-01-14T20:30:41Z When a helmeted hornbill was spotted in the fig tree near the lodge, birders fetched deck loungers with the enthusiasm of kindergartners who had glimpsed an ice cream truck. Birder, scuba diver — or both? This biodiverse destination offers the best of both worlds 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z The elephants are the focus of a global wildlife conference this week in South Africa, but conservationists are also urging protection of the helmeted hornbill, a rare bird whose golden beak is an ivory substitute. Ivory hunters seek bird’s golden beak 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z While we stopped to admire the giraffes, hippos, buffalo, antelope, elephants and baboons, she pointed out all of the exotic birds that would go unnoticed otherwise: cape turtle doves, hornbills, little bee eaters. The Wonder Women of Botswana Safari 2017-08-22T04:00:00Z Because there was no exhibit space ready for them, two newly acquired hornbill birds were kept in a shack for seven months. Are zoo animals happy? There’s a simple empathy test we can apply 2017-04-16T04:00:00Z A gaudy, painted wood Kenyah-Kayan mask, also from Borneo, depicts the spirit of the hornbill, but also calls forth that of Montgomery Burns of “Simpsons” fame. Art Review: New York Arts of Pacific Asia Show in a New Space 2010-03-25T21:27:00Z The light fades, and the ruins erupt in a riot of birdsong — mynas, parrots and a hornbill with swooshing wings. In Cambodia, Along the Path to Something Profound 2015-05-13T04:00:00Z Delegates are discussing protections for elephants, helmeted hornbills and other vulnerable wildlife at a meeting this week of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. Ivory hunters seek bird’s golden beak 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z Because the hornbill is not delicious, it's just a bird. Netflix's Thai film "Hunger" was supposed to make you feel "uneasy" and grossed-out says director 2023-05-07T04:00:00Z As we sped down the river, leaf monkeys, hornbills, serpent eagles and troupes of proboscis monkeys lounged in trees by the riverside, their long noses visible from the boat. Birder, scuba diver — or both? This biodiverse destination offers the best of both worlds 2016-08-11T04:00:00Z One recent dawn, he watched a gang of buffaloes wallow in the mud, a trio of Abyssinian ground hornbills forage nearby and a lone giraffe in the distance. An Oil Rush Threatens Natural Splendors Across East Africa 2023-03-14T04:00:00Z The hornbill’s diet consists primarily of termites and fruit. Biology for AP Courses 2022-06-09T00:00:00Z As the researchers sequentially removed species from most to least threatened, toucans, hornbills, hummingbirds, and other distinctive species dropped out; similar birds—think finches and starlings—remained. The most distinctive birds are the ones most at risk of extinction 2022-07-21T04:00:00Z The vast majority of posts – 92% – offered live animals, including birds of prey, while gibbons, langurs, wild cats, and hornbills were in high demand. Facebook purges ads for illegal wildlife in Southeast Asia as online trade surges 2020-08-06T04:00:00Z Erickson’s responsibility of taking care of the aviary birds also includes the penguins and Southern ground hornbills. Keeper of birds: Dream job for zoo’s aviary zookeeper 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The helmeted hornbills’ are a hard, solid block that in the illegal wildlife market is called “red ivory.” Better protection sought for Thailand’s helmeted hornbill 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z The helmeted hornbill is another one: critically endangered owing to land clearing for palm oil plantations, and poaching for its magnificent red ivory casque. Most people avoid ugly animals. I'm obsessed with them | Sami Bayly 2019-09-30T04:00:00Z A six-month survey conducted by TRAFFIC, the Wildlife Trade Monitoring Network, reportedly found 40 groups on the platform where helmeted and other hornbill species' parts were up for sale. Hundreds of parts from endangered birds reportedly found for sale via Facebook 2019-08-27T04:00:00Z They pulled out binoculars to see the ground hornbills, firefinches and gray kestrels that had come to eat the grasshoppers scared off by the roaring flames. In Forlorn Park, Lion Cubs Play in Traffic and Elephant Dung Is Met With Delight 2019-03-16T04:00:00Z She said the Southern ground hornbills are larger than the birds in the aviary. Keeper of birds: Dream job for zoo’s aviary zookeeper 2020-03-02T05:00:00Z The Bird Conservation Society of Thailand has seen the number of helmeted hornbills depleted over the past 40 years by deforestation and climate change. Better protection sought for Thailand’s helmeted hornbill 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Two ground hornbill birds escaped from the Honolulu Zoo after the storm damaged their enclosure. Strong storm brings damage - and snow - to Hawaii 2019-02-11T05:00:00Z The 14-acre section houses Sumatran orangutans, rhinoceros hornbills, crocodiles and plant species. Chester Zoo starts fundraising after fire 2018-12-16T05:00:00Z When she explains how wiggly vines can help a hornbill improve its balance, she shimmies like she’s on a surfboard. After caring for the critters at Woodland Park Zoo for more than 40 years, animal-rehab pioneer Harmony Frazier plans her retirement, and preps her replacements 2018-12-13T05:00:00Z “This not only causes the destruction of critical habitat for wide-ranging animals such as tigers, elephants, primates and hornbills,” said Aziz. Durian: the foul-smelling fruit that could make Malaysia millions 2018-12-02T05:00:00Z Preeda walks through the forest every day to check on the hornbills. Better protection sought for Thailand’s helmeted hornbill 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z Yet the trade also affects many other species, from great apes to helmeted hornbills and pangolins. Follow the money – not the animal – to save lives 2018-10-09T04:00:00Z Some of the animals for sale which are banned from international commercial trade are native to Thailand, such as the helmeted hornbill - which is critically endangered - the Siamese crocodile and the Asiatic black bear. Facebook animal trade exposed in Thailand 2018-09-10T04:00:00Z They attended university lectures and visited cabinets of curiosity — troves of exotica where they handled a hornbill’s head and an elephant’s tail. The forgotten founder of ornithology 2018-05-01T04:00:00Z Dana Isaacs, a bird keeper who specializes in hand-rearing, cared for the chicks of a ground hornbill who couldn’t feed her young because of a beak injury. Keepers at Dallas Zoo concentrate on feeding, nutrition 2018-04-16T04:00:00Z Local loggers tend to heed appeals not to cut down trees with hornbill nests, but poachers from elsewhere tend not to listen and sometimes threaten people who try to stop them, Preeda said. Better protection sought for Thailand’s helmeted hornbill 2019-10-11T04:00:00Z It was the sheer gorgeous fact of the great hornbill, which couldn’t have cared less about me. The radical otherness of birds: Jonathan Franzen on why they matter 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z But a natural history museum skeleton of a long gone hornbill provided the template for a glued-on, precision engineered replacement, the zoo said. National Zoo’s Karl the Abyssinian ground hornbill gets a high-tech prosthetic beak to help him eat 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z “I expect to see children scattering in every direction and to hear Siamangs and hornbills in the forest beyond. After the hamlet we are in terra incognita.” Conservationists plan expedition to secret ‘Noah’s Ark’ in Sumatra 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z Ants tend to move seeds about a meter, vervet monkeys less than 850 meters, and trumpeter hornbills as far as 2000 meters. ‘This is amazing!’ African elephants may transport seeds farther than any other land animal 2017-04-10T04:00:00Z Numbers of the helmeted hornbill have plummeted in recent years as demand soared for the so-called "red ivory" that makes up its bill. 'Flying ivory' hornbill bird gains extra protection - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z It sounded meteorological, but it was the wingbeats of a pair of great hornbills flying in to land in a fruiting tree. The radical otherness of birds: Jonathan Franzen on why they matter 2018-03-23T04:00:00Z The printer does not actually create new members of the Abyssinian ground hornbill family. National Zoo’s Karl the Abyssinian ground hornbill gets a high-tech prosthetic beak to help him eat 2017-09-02T04:00:00Z I expect to see children scattering in every direction and to hear siamangs and hornbills in the forest. Conservationists plan expedition to secret ‘Noah’s Ark’ in Sumatra 2017-05-10T04:00:00Z The government of Indonesia set out the hornbill’s plight on Tuesday in front of the 182 nations of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species, gathered in Johannesburg, South Africa. Rare bird being driven to extinction by poaching for its 'red ivory' bill 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Prized in China the hornbill helmets are worth up to five times the price of elephant ivory. 'Flying ivory' hornbill bird gains extra protection - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z The helmeted hornbill isn't getting as much attention as the beleaguered African elephant at a wildlife conference this week in South Africa. Poachers target rare bird's "ivory" beak in Southeast Asia 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z The helmeted hornbill isn’t getting as much attention as the beleaguered African elephant at a wildlife conference this week in South Africa. Poachers target rare bird's 2016-09-26T04:00:00Z TRAFFIC, a conservation group, said the illegal trade in two other species - the pangolin, a burrowing mammal, and the helmeted hornbill, a rainforest bird - is also rife in Laos. Laos promises to phase out tiger farms: Conservation groups 2016-09-23T04:00:00Z The hornbill has also been harmed by the loss of much of its habitat to palm oil plantations. Rare bird being driven to extinction by poaching for its 'red ivory' bill 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z Known for it's unusual call that sounds like a cackling laugh, the helmeted hornbill is the largest hornbill species in Asia and is found in tropical forests in Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia and Myanmar. 'Flying ivory' hornbill bird gains extra protection - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z A similar melee erupted when officials removed hornbills and other endangered birds from the facility. Chaos, Questions Surround Temple as Tigers Are Seized There are also reports of jackals, hornbills and Asian bears being kept in the sanctuary without the necessary permits. Thai Tiger Temple's long history of controversy - BBC News 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z The government seized 10 tigers earlier this year, along with six Asian black bears and eight hornbills, before the temple won a temporary court order in February halting the removal of more tigers. Thai Officials Seize 33 Tigers from Buddhist Temple 2016-05-31T04:00:00Z The helmeted hornbill, found mainly in Indonesia, Borneo and Thailand, has a solid red beak which sells as a “red ivory” on the black market, for several times the price of elephant ivory. Rare bird being driven to extinction by poaching for its 'red ivory' bill 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z But it's the hornbill's helmet, or casque, that sits on top of its bill that is pushing it to the brink of survival. 'Flying ivory' hornbill bird gains extra protection - BBC News 2016-10-03T04:00:00Z A previous raid in February 2015 revealed jackals, hornbills and Asian bears kept at the sanctuary without the necessary permits. Officials seize tigers from controversial Thai temple - BBC News 2016-05-30T04:00:00Z Instead, hornbills are being slaughtered by the thousands for their “ivory.” The Illegal Pet Trade Is Wiping Out Indonesia’s Birds In this week’s crime blotter: hornbills and ivory, a tortoise-smuggling scheme, and 22 live snakes. Ivory and Hornbill Smuggling Attempt Foiled Cites had already given its highest level protection to the hornbill in 1975 – all trade is illegal. Rare bird being driven to extinction by poaching for its 'red ivory' bill 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z During a raid last year, government officials also found eight hornbills and six Asian black bears, also protected species. Thai Officials Battle Buddhist Monks Over Tigers’ Fate 2016-05-01T04:00:00Z Last year, the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources, an organization based in Switzerland, reclassified the helmeted hornbill as “critically endangered,” up from “near threatened” three years earlier. Chinese Demand for Ivory Alternative Threatens Rare Hornbill Bird 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z Illegal logging and poaching are driving the helmeted hornbill to extinction. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z As for the helmeted hornbill beaks, China is the main market for the casque, the wedge of keratin above the actual beak. Ivory and Hornbill Smuggling Attempt Foiled “Indonesia is calling on other countries to take hornbill ivory as seriously as the other ivory,” Bennett said. Rare bird being driven to extinction by poaching for its 'red ivory' bill 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z For example, an African hornbill is currently on exhibit with the zoo’s new porcupines. Potawatomi Zoo to let visitors get closer to the animals 2016-01-25T05:00:00Z The bird, the helmeted hornbill, is already threatened by habitat loss in the lowland forests of Malaysia and western Indonesia, but now poaching is rising sharply, according to conservation groups. Chinese Demand for Ivory Alternative Threatens Rare Hornbill Bird 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z But it was around 700, when Borneo began trading with China, that helmeted hornbill “ivory” took off, Collar wrote in BirdingASIA. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z "There are some records that showed the hornbill ivory was presented to the shogun," says Noriku Tsuchiya, curator of the Japanese section at the British Museum. The bird that's more valuable than ivory - BBC News 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z “Only global cooperation can stop the illegal trade in hornbill ivory before it is too late,” said the Cites delegate from the Indonesian Hornbill Conservation Society. Rare bird being driven to extinction by poaching for its 'red ivory' bill 2016-09-28T04:00:00Z The "warriors" who soon followed were, on closer inspection, young martial artists with hornbill feathers made of cardboard and daggers of aluminum foil. Can India's Land of Former Headhunters Make Peace? 2015-08-26T04:00:00Z The helmeted hornbill is an “Appendix I” species under the convention, meaning that it is threatened with extinction and trade is permitted only in exceptional circumstances. Chinese Demand for Ivory Alternative Threatens Rare Hornbill Bird 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z From snuff boxes and jewelry to figurines and belt buckles, the hornbill carvings became a sign of wealth and luxury. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z In all other species of hornbill - there are more than 60 in Africa and Asia - the casque is hollow, but the helmeted hornbill's is solid. The bird that's more valuable than ivory - BBC News 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z He also sold wildlife parts such as hornbill beaks, tiger skins and tiger fangs…. Sumatran Authorities Arrest Wildlife Dealer Caught with Young Orangutan 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z A wildlife department raid last week found that the temple was illegally keeping 38 hornbills and other protected bird species. Wildlife officials: Famed Thai temple doesn't abuse tigers 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z But some conservationists worry that less celebrated but also threatened animals, including the helmeted hornbill, are being overlooked, becoming easy picks to meet the demand. Chinese Demand for Ivory Alternative Threatens Rare Hornbill Bird 2016-03-22T04:00:00Z One of the working group’s goals is to train enforcement officers in the parts of Indonesia where helmeted hornbills are poached the most. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z "Unfortunately by the early 20th Century the hornbill became very rare because of hunting and now legal trade is limited to certified antiques." The bird that's more valuable than ivory - BBC News 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z The species included penguins, falcons, eagles, woodpeckers, owls, vultures, pelicans, cranes, crows, hornbills, cormorants, hummingbirds, pigeons, ducks, chickens, turkeys, ostriches, finches, loons, flamingos, swifts, and even the White-throated Tinamou. Feathered friends: researchers unveil bird 'family tree' 2014-12-11T05:00:00Z Did similar evolutionary pressures drive the evolution of hornbill, cassowary and ornithischian casques and crests? The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z The 10-day festival named after the hornbill bird showcases the rich tradition and cultural heritage of the indigenous Nagas people. Photos of the Week: Dec. 1-6 2013-12-07T14:35:07Z That wedge, which male hornbills use for head-to-head airborne combat, may be their undoing. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z As a result, the helmeted hornbill "is considered Near Threatened, and should be carefully monitored in case of future increases in the rate of decline," according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature. The bird that's more valuable than ivory - BBC News 2015-10-12T04:00:00Z I’m not sure about mousebirds, but the sunbathing postures adopted by woodpeckers, bee-eaters and hornbills, at least, don’t seem especially unusual compared to other of other birds that perch and roost in trees. It s hot and sunny, so birds lie down and sunbathe 2013-07-23T01:45:00.727Z Sexual dimorphism is slight or just about absent in some hornbills, but well developed in others. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z They once fashioned a prosthetic beak for an injured hornbill in Jungle World, using a specimen from the American Museum of Natural History for the mold. If the Lizards Look at Home, Credit Months of Zoo Labor 2013-07-16T02:16:34Z Helmeted hornbills’ forests are targets for logging—a big problem because they need abundant forest to thrive—and the big trees with the best nesting cavities are often the first to be chopped down. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z I’m interested to see whether hornbill sightings are a good indicator of finding dwarf mongoose at a given locality in this ecosystem. Laikipia Plateau: First Scouting Session 2013-02-09T01:15:00.230Z Some bird lineages, such as woodpeckers, split into new species often, while nearby groups, such as hornbills, did not, they note. ScienceShot: A Tree for All Birds 2012-10-31T19:05:08Z Chapter 4 – ‘Feeding ecology; how to survive on fruits’ – includes a huge amount of data and discussion as goes the figs and the other fruits utilised by hornbills. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z Several large hornbills inhabit the highest trees in the forest. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" 2012-04-04T02:00:56.447Z Forest officials at Thailand’s Gunung Leuser National Park seized two guns and 12 helmeted hornbill beaks and casques, destined for China and Japan. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z As a whole the hornbills, of which more than 50 species have been described, form a very natural and in some respects an isolated group, placed by Huxley among his Coccygomorphae. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z May looked at the absurd hornbill, with its long yellow beak, and smiled faintly. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z The last section of The Ecology and Conservation of Asian Hornbills is devoted to the threats that face hornbills and their environments. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z This book also gives interesting details about the hornbill, and how and why he walls up his mate in her nest in the hollow of a tree. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z The helmeted hornbill is a huge, cackling bird native to the tropical forests of Southeast Asia. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The only corroboration his perverted view receives is afforded by the observed fact that hornbills, in captivity at any rate, never have any fat about them. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" 2012-03-15T02:00:32.250Z Brilliant rollers and wood-peckers, and bizarre hornbills, with monstrous yellow bills, were flitting to and fro among the trees of the mokaala grove. From Veldt Camp Fires 2011-12-01T03:00:21.397Z It is a deeply topical subject given the current pace of habitat change in the Asian hornbill realm and the near-unstoppable, unregulated monster that is the palm oil industry. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z With a measured flapping of wings a brilliantly plumaged hornbill passed over our heads. Life in an Indian Outpost 2011-10-19T02:00:19.943Z Helmeted hornbills are at most three generations away from extinction, according to the International Union for Conservation of Nature, which sets conservation statuses for animals and plants. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z While there are no plans to artificially introduce wildlife into the gardens, the National Parks Board hopes that newly resurgent species, including hornbills, kingfishers and dragonflies, will find a haven there. I.H.T. Special Report: Smart Cities 2011-07-28T19:57:20Z And there also are other birds larger than swans, called hornbills, of which I have already spoken. The Chronicle of the Discovery and Conquest of Guinea Vol. II 2011-04-05T02:00:10.813Z Exactly what this grand, evolving mess means for the distribution and health of hornbill populations, and for sympatric plants and animals, is neither simple nor clear. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z "Minus the scent and song," Swinton added as a hornbill opened his yellow coffin beak to screech in jarring discord. The Three Sapphires 2011-02-07T03:00:24.770Z A Thai forest official shows off a helmeted hornbill beak and “helmet” seized along with 11 others from poachers in 2015. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z One of the recent success stories has been the reintroduction of the Oriental pied hornbill — the bird’s population has increased from just a pair 16 years ago to about 160 today. I.H.T. Special Report: Smart Cities 2011-07-28T19:57:20Z When the hornbill arrived, Mr. Kiiru recalled, the rains were near, meaning that it was time to plant. Climate Threatens Species at Every Altitude 2011-01-21T16:29:18Z Urbanisation, for example, means that people may have less impact on forests, and hence on hornbills, and also that regulations and rules concerning land-use will increasingly come into play… theoretically, that is. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z Some of the Malagasy avifauna is certainly ancient, aboriginal, and even points to India; other forms indicate clearly their African origin; while, lastly, such strikingly characteristic Indo-African birds as hornbills are unaccountably absent. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z A male helmeted hornbill perches outside a nest hole, where a female will stay with her chick for up to five months. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z The multitude of mynahs and the hornbills with their beaks like scythes ignore the heat as they laboriously construct their nests. Heat and dust 2010-05-08T10:52:00Z "Adult warthogs even tolerated the ground hornbills probing their ears and around their more delicate areas under their tails." Warthog befriends hornbill 2010-02-26T10:39:00Z Anyway, as goes the future, hornbill species are under threat as forest blocks are broken up, degraded and made ever more accessible to hunters, loggers and others who exploit hornbill habitats. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z Among the most interesting forms are the hornbills, the peacock, the Impey pheasant, the tragopan or horned pheasant, and other gallinaceous birds, the pheasant family being very characteristic of South-Eastern Asia. The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli Hadiprakarsa is now part of a new working group that aims to end the trade in helmeted hornbill casques. These Rare Birds Are Being Slaughtered for Their 'Ivory' 2016-03-16T04:00:00Z This, the most common hornbill at Quoin Hill and at Kalabakan, occurred in primary forest. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 The warthog approached the southern ground hornbill seeking the favour, and the bird obliged by removing parasites from the warthog's body. Warthog befriends hornbill 2010-02-26T10:39:00Z Birds like hornbills may persist across such fragmented landscapes, but at lower population densities. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z A pair of the great black hornbills were strutting among the sparse mimosa on the opposite slope, emitting their deep, booming grunt. Harley Greenoak's Charge Down in the hollow several “bromvogels,” the great black hornbill of South Africa, were strutting amid the grass, uttering their drumming bass note. A Veldt Official A Novel of Circumstance Woodpeckers are abundant, belonging to a dozen peculiar genera; while gaudy barbets and strange forms of cuckoos and hornbills are also to be met with everywhere. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras But hornbills are not known to groom in this way, say scientists who photographed the incident. Warthog befriends hornbill 2010-02-26T10:39:00Z Approximately 60 hornbill species occur across tropical Africa and Asia, and also in the Middle East and Australasia. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z The soft voices of many doves and pigeons may always be heard, and often the curious creaking noise made by the wings of rhinoceros hornbills as they fly past. Sketches of Our Life at Sarawak I also noticed several hornbills, but they appeared to have been only attracted by curiosity. British Borneo Sketches of Brunai, Sarawak, Labuan, and North Borneo Most of these are large and conspicuous forms, such as jays, gapers, bee-eaters, woodpeckers, hornbills, cuckoos, parrots, pheasants, and partridges, as impossible to have remained undiscovered in Java as the large mammalia above referred to. Island Life Or the Phenomena and Causes of Insular Faunas and Floras In addition to this cloak is worn the waist-cloth, and a tight-fitting skull-cap of monkey skin, with three enormous hornbill feathers stuck upright in it, completes the costume. On the Equator It is thus more like a monograph on the diversity, distribution, evolution, behaviour and conservation biology of Asian hornbills. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z The cormorant has a higher reputation of the sort to live up to than even the hog, and some of the hornbills, though less familiar, are endowed with Gargantuan appetites. Birds in the Calendar A flock of four or five hornbills fly above their heads, making their noises like an express train through the air. When the Birds Begin to Sing From one side flew up a flock of hornbills, with squawkings and flappings of wings, but the slow movements of the elephants went on. The Rogue Elephant The Boys' Big Game Series Equally abundant are the hornbill cuckoos, and on almost every tree may be seen sitting a hawk or a buzzard. The World's Greatest Books — Volume 19 — Travel and Adventure The volume is very much required reading for anyone seriously interested in the biology, evolution, ecology and conservation of hornbills, but it’s comprehensive enough and well-illustrated enough to be of broader appeal as well. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z Several species of hornbills dwell in the forests at the foot of the Himalayas, but only one species is likely to be found at elevations above 5000 feet. Birds of the Indian Hills Some species of the hornbill have feathers which project up into the air like sentinels, and the same feathers are used in exactly the same fashion by makers of millinery. The Wonder Island Boys: Adventures on Strange Islands That every man’s home is his castle, is rightly held in England as an established law, and the hornbills naturally considered their nest their castle. The South Sea Whaler Besides the babirusa, herds of wild pigs of large size abound in the northern forests, and numerous jungle-fowl, hornbills, and great fruit-pigeons. In the Eastern Seas There are several great questions about hornbills, and I hoped that some or all might be discussed or even answered here. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z The nesting habits are not less curious than the structure of hornbills. Birds of the Indian Hills “A barbet,” said Murray, giving the bird to one of the men to carry; “but like your hornbill, too common to be worth preserving.” The Rajah of Dah “I hope that he may soon wring the necks of the hornbills and send them down to us.” The South Sea Whaler Several other hornbills act in the same way. In the Eastern Seas Does hornbill behaviour or ecology give us an insight as to which pressures contributed to casque evolution? The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z If it were not so small I should say it was a nest from the way that great hornbill keeps flapping about and screeching.” Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas “Hear that, mate?” whispered Smith, “hornbills, and can’t they blow ’em too?” Fire Island Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track Nub was now near the hole where the female hornbill had been seen. The South Sea Whaler “What! them snorky bill birds?” said Billy, alluding to the hornbills. Mother Carey's Chicken Her Voyage to the Unknown Isle What role do hornbills play in the distribution of plant seeds and are they ‘keystone’ frugivores? The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z “Yes, it is small, but it is the hornbill’s nest after all,” said my uncle, as Ebo kept on poking at the hole and bringing down pieces of what seemed to be clay. Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas He was able even to identify the species, for there are many species of hornbill, known under the generic name, Bucerus. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Keeping his head down, so as to defend his eyes, he rapidly descended the ladder, the hornbills cawing and screaming all the time. The South Sea Whaler Unlike the progeny of the megapodes, hatched in the hot sand, the infant hornbill was without the semblance of a feather upon its skin, which was all over of a green, yellowish hue. The Castaways While mostly based on the conservation biology, current threats, and future of hornbills, a substantial section of the book reviews the evolutionary history of these birds. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z For Ebo had trotted forward towards the tree that had taken our attention, where the great hornbill had flown to a dead trunk some ten-feet from the ground, and then flapped away. Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas The hornbill, he said, when about to bring forth its young, selects a hollow in some tree, just large enough conveniently to hold the nest which it builds, and also its own body. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" On passing near the tree where the doctor had seen the hornbills, they observed one of the birds poking its long beak out of its hole. The South Sea Whaler His arm was at once thrust in up to the elbow; and as his digits closed fearlessly around the throat of the old hen hornbill, she was drawn forth from her place of imprisonment. The Castaways Bucorvids, or ground hornbills: the sorts of hornbills that might have been ancestral for Asian hornbills. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z “The hen hornbill must be like Uncle Joe’s little bantam, who never would sit till she was shut up in the dark, and that’s why Mr Hornbill fastened up his wife.” Nat the Naturalist A Boy's Adventures in the Eastern Seas He stated that the bird in the tree was called by the Feringhees a “hornbill,” but it was also known to some as the “rhinoceros bird.” The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" As they passed under the tree in which they had seen the hornbills, Nub exclaimed, “I tink we come and get dese fellows at once, if de mate will please to accompany us.” The South Sea Whaler He was not naturalist enough to know—what the ex-pilot’s old Sumatran experience had long ago taught him—that the hornbill only lays one egg, and brings forth but a single chick. The Castaways It is definitely not a general guide to hornbills or to Asian hornbills as a whole, however, and should be considered primarily focused on seed dispersal and ecology, and on conservation. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z These latter forms are used exclusively for hornbills whose tough hide and abundant plumage require something stronger than the ordinary arrow. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir He might have told them that ornithologists have differed much about the classification of the hornbill—some of them placing it among the toucans, while others assert that it belongs to the crow family. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" Nub immediately descended for the bamboo; and mounting again, slipped the noose over the head of the hen hornbill, which she had poked out to see what had become of her partner. The South Sea Whaler It was quite sunset by the time they had finished eating the roast hornbill, and as there is but little twilight under or near the equator, the darkness came down almost instantaneously. The Castaways In summary, it is a highly impressive and important tour-de-force that provides a wealth of information on the past, present and future of Asian hornbill biology. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z Again, the alighting of a large bird, such as a hornbill, on the house forebodes great evil. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir For instance, the African hornbills, and one or more of the Asiatic species, are carnivorous, and some even carrion-eaters. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" "I've always thought of myself as like one of those poor Asiatic hornbills," she was saying. The Place Beyond the Winds He had eaten hornbills before, and more than once; had seen others eat them; but had never known or heard of the dish being followed by symptoms similar to those now affecting and afflicting them. The Castaways Environmental stability and the evolution of cooperative breeding in hornbills. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z The various species of hornbills, crows, and chickens are examples. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir How the affair might have ended had the panda and the hornbill been the only parties to the combat, can but be guessed at. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" In April one may come across an occasional nest of the pied starling, the king-crow, the paradise flycatcher, the grey hornbill, and the oriole, but these are exceptions. A Bird Calendar for Northern India A little suffering and it would be all over, when they would take good care not to eat roast hornbill again. The Castaways A phylogeny of frugivorous hornbills linked to the evolution of Indian plants within Asian rainforests. The Splendid and Remarkable Anatomy of Hornbills 2014-04-22T12:30:38Z An arrow with a forked point is occasionally used for small birds, while for hornbills sharp spikes of palma brava are used at times to perforate their tough skins. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Not dreaming of any danger in that direction, the robber only thought of guarding his “daylights” against the hornbill upon the wing. The Cliff Climbers A Sequel to "The Plant Hunters" On April 28th he saw a hornbill inspecting the hole, regardless of the noisy protests of the paroquets. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The first time that Dr Livingstone himself saw the bird, it was caught by a native, who informed him that when the female hornbill enters her nest, she submits to a positive confinement. The Castaways An ambassador at Stamboul or Constantinople was shown a hornbill spoon, and asked if it were really the bill of the Phoenix. The Last Journals of David Livingstone, in Central Africa, from 1865 to His Death, Volume II (of 2), 1869-1873 Continued By A Narrative Of His Last Moments And Sufferings, Obtained From His Faithful Servants Chuma And Susi The method of feathering is as follows: The quills of the wing feathers of a hornbill, or sometimes of a fish eagle, are parted down the middle. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Dominant woodland animals, indeed, like monkeys, parrots, toucans, and hornbills, at least if vegetarian in their habits, are almost always gregarious, noisy, mischievous, and imitative. Science in Arcady On the 30th he observed that the hole had become smaller, and suspected that the hornbills had taken possession. A Bird Calendar for Northern India The toucan of South America also forms her nest in the cavity of a tree, and, like the hornbill, plasters up the aperture with mud. The Castaways Other birds, too, suggest themselves to the mind, such as the pelican, the toucan, the hornbills, and the podarges. Scientific American Supplement, No. 829, November 21, 1891 Pictures and like ornaments are unknown, but in lieu of them may be seen trophies of the chase, such as wild-boar jawbones, deer antlers, and hornbill skulls and beaks. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir I believe the bird is a kind of toucan or hornbill, but the people here call it a crane. A Voyage in the 'Sunbeam' Our Home on the Ocean for Eleven Months A number of hornbills and parrots followed us for some distance, but soon left us in peace. African Camp Fires The hornbill’s beak, added Captain Redwood, is slightly curved, sharp-pointed, and about two inches long. The Castaways A pair of brilliantly-plumaged hornbills flew overhead with a loud and measured beat of wings. The Elephant God Certain birds such as the hornbill, wild chicken, varieties of wild pigeons, and a few others, must not be divided and given to anyone else before eating. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir The remarkable varieties in the cases, are the helmet hornbill of India, and the African rhinoceros hornbill. How to See the British Museum in Four Visits In this case my pet was a hornbill, a bird of discordant note, and with a huge beak, and a box-like crowned head. Gold, Sport, and Coffee Planting in Mysore The hornbills, however, like the eagles, and many other rapacious birds, though not otherwise of a very amiable disposition, are true to the sacred ties of matrimony. The Castaways There is an African bird called the hornbill, whose habits are in some respects a model. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Besides pork, venison, and fish, an occasional wild chicken or other bird snared in the forest, or a hornbill killed with an arrow, helps to keep his larder supplied. The Manóbos of Mindanáo Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume XXIII, First Memoir Some of them wore on the head the scarlet beak of the hornbill; these had taken heads. The Head Hunters of Northern Luzon It has a species of hornbill which I have captured and shot that has differentiated itself from all others. The Travels of Marco Polo — Volume 2 Only the dried-up ordure of the denizens that had lately occupied the prison cell, along with some bits of the shell out of which the young hornbill had been but recently hatched. The Castaways The hornbill household is based on a strict application of the old common law. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Once we heard a strange whirr and saw a huge hornbill flapping heavily over the river, every beat of his stiff wing feathers sounding like the motor of an a�roplane. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China The ground hornbill is confined to Africa; and the tree hornbill of the Philippines does not make its nest at the foot of trees, as in this story. Philippine Folk-Tales The size of the hornbill varies from that of a pigeon to that of a raven, or even larger. The Gutenberg Webster's Unabridged Dictionary Section F, G and H The children turned toward the Pelican among the mangrove trees, crowded with nests of egret and heron and rosy hornbill. The Trail Book A Hindoo household was a hornbill household: "a woman, of whatsoever age, should never be mistress of her own actions," said the code of Menu. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays A hornbill sitting on a dead branch caught sight of us and flapped heavily away emitting horrid squawks. Camps and Trails in China A Narrative of Exploration, Adventure, and Sport in Little-Known China Thus hornbills in the East are represented by toucans in the West, and the humming bird of the West by the sunbird of the East, and so also in the Malayan archipelago. Scientific American Supplement, No. 384, May 12, 1883 He landed in a durian tree, near a small house covered with the tail feathers of the hornbill. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 The beak of a hornbill is nothing else than a pair of tongs long enough to reach and strong enough to wrench off a wild fig from its thick stem. Concerning Animals and Other Matters But even the most honest and peaceful conservatives will one day admit that the hornbill is not the highest model. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays The hornbill darts with a succession of long bounding flights from one tall tree to another. Sport and Work on the Nepaul Frontier Twelve Years Sporting Reminiscences of an Indigo Planter The hornbill is perhaps the most striking in appearance. Travels in West Africa The cross on the hand represents the beak of this bird; the starlike figure is the eye of the hornbill. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 But the hornbills, being too bulky to hop among twigs, need a long reach; hence the portentous machines which they carry on their faces. Concerning Animals and Other Matters Personally I have never seen a hornbill's nest. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays The men also imitate the movements of monkeys and of the hornbill and the various strange sounds made by the latter. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo They also brought a curious fighting ornament worn on the head, made of upper bills of the hornbill. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines In this kampong was a young hornbill which was quite domesticated and frequently came to rest on the top of my tent. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Wild pigs of large size were very plentiful and he generally got one or two a week, besides deer occasionally, and abundance of jungle-fowl, hornbills, and great fruit pigeons. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 Under some forms, the hornbill theory becomes respectable. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays One of the popular dances consists in a comical imitation of the movements of the hornbill, but no special significance attaches to the dance; it seems to be done purely in a spirit of fun. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Tall gaunt trees rose out of the corn on all sides, and in the early morning they were full of bird-life—parrots, parakeets, cockatoos, pigeons, woodpeckers, gapers and hornbills, etc. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines Within I found quite elaborate preparations, among which was prominently displayed a wooden image of the great hornbill. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Six different kinds of woodpeckers and four kingfishers were found here, the fine hornbill, Buceros lunatus, more than four feet long, and the pretty little lorikeet, Loriculus pusillus, scarcely more than as many inches. The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird of paradise; a narrative of travel, with studies of man and nature — Volume 1 It is from these women, in Washington, New York, and elsewhere, that the loudest appeal for the hornbill standard of domesticity proceeds. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Pets, in the form of birds and the smaller mammals, especially hornbills, parrokeets, squirrels, porcupines, are kept in wicker cages. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo I fared well though the food was rough, and I subsisted chiefly on rice and papayas, together with pigeons, doves, parrots, and the smaller hornbill, called here “talactic,” all of which fell to my gun. Wanderings among South Sea Savages and in Borneo and the Philippines The one most likely to attract attention on a forenoon is the giant hornbill, and as we advanced up the Busang its laugh might still be heard. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Many large hornbills, hawks, monkeys, antelopes, and rhinoceroses found a home and food among the great trees round its base. A Popular Account of Dr. Livingstone's Expedition to the Zambesi and its tributaries And of the Discovery of Lakes Shirwa and Nyassa, 1858-1864 An Athenian household was a hornbill's nest, and great was the outcry when some Aspasia broke out of it. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays It is adorned with two of the long black-and-white barred feathers of the hornbill's tail in the case of, any man who has earned this distinction by taking part in successful expeditions. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo If one could see the whole universe suddenly, it would look like a bright-colored toy, just as the South American hornbill looks like a bright-colored toy. What's Wrong with the World Two tall memorial staffs, called pantars, had been erected, but instead of the wooden image of the great hornbill which usually adorns the top, the Dutch flag presented itself to view. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 He wondered whether even the archangels understood the hornbill. The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare When the remonstrant petitions legislatures against the emancipation of woman, we seem to hear the twittering of the hornbill mother, imploring to be left inside. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Young hornbills are occasionally kept in the house as pets. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Hundreds of birds balanced or fluttered about us, birds of all sizes from the big ground hornbill to the littlest hummers and sun birds. The Land of Footprints The great hornbill, as well as the red and white hawk, may be killed, but are not eaten. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 He remembered a hornbill, which was simply a huge yellow beak with a small bird tied on behind it. The Man Who Was Thursday, a nightmare The bright orioles, filling the summer boughs with color and with song, are as truly domestic in the freedom of their airy nest as the poor hornbills who ignorantly make home into a dungeon. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Their designs are modifications of the hornbill and dog's head designs of the Long Glat. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo Zebra bark, hyenas laugh, impallas grunt, ostriches boom like drums, leopards utter a plaintive sigh, hornbills cry like a stage child, bushbucks sound like a cross between a dog and a squawky toy-and so on. The Land of Footprints To the top of a spear was tied a tail feather of the rhinoceros hornbill, symbolising rapid movement, and also a woman's skirt of fibre with a bunch of odoriferous leaves attached. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 He put on tiger skin, placed on his head a rattan cap with many tail feathers of the hornbill fastened to it, took his parang, his shield adorned with human hair, and his sumpitan. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 It was simply a case of human hornbill, with the imprisonment made perpetual. Women and the Alphabet A Series of Essays Those who have taken a head or otherwise distinguished themselves in war may wear, instead of the teeth, pieces of similar shape carved from the solid beak of the helmeted hornbill. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo The hornbill is an embodiment of force that may be either beneficent or harmful, and has been appropriated by the Dayaks to serve various purposes. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 A gong or gutshi strung near the top signifies that the deceased was a person of wealth and prominence, while a wooden image of the rhinoceros hornbill occupies a lofty position on the pinnacle. Through Central Borneo; an Account of Two Years' Travel in the Land of Head-Hunters Between the Years 1913 and 1917 Note the hornbill heads at the top of the design. The Pagan Tribes of Borneo |
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