| 单词 | avifauna |
| 例句 | It's certainly not just a modern love affair: Aldous Huxley once claimed that if you took the avifauna out of English verse you would have to dispose of half the poetic canon. Wings of desire: why birds captivate us 2013-07-27T07:00:07Z SAT Help remove invasive plants, plant native ones, and learn all about the native fauna and avifauna your work will support; gloves, tools, snacks provided, 10 a.m. Community calendar: festivals, fairs and more 2013-03-20T21:57:25Z Aeronautics, dinosaur locomotion and migration have all drawn hugely from the study of avifauna, and human culture has embraced the winged beasts as a potent metaphor for transformation. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2017-06-06T04:00:00Z That group is effectively a death squad for songbirds, killing an estimated 4 billion US avifauna a year; globally, island cats drive 14% of vertebrate extinctions. Books in brief : Nature : Nature Research 2016-10-11T04:00:00Z The high number of species and the ecological diversity observed in the Messel avifauna resembles that of a modern tropical forest. The fabulous fossils of Messel - a colourful world of birds and beetles 2016-05-18T04:00:00Z North America’s avifauna may well become more diverse. Climate Change vs. Conservation 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z It has been dedicated to its discoverer, who has so largely augmented our knowledge of the Argentine avifauna, and whose premature death was a veritable loss for science. Argentine Ornithology, Volume I (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:17.560Z The Tinamous constitute one of the most singular and characteristic types of the Neotropical avifauna. Argentine Ornithology, Volume II (of 2) A descriptive catalogue of the birds of the Argentine Republic. 2012-02-26T03:00:16.210Z Perhaps the island is older and was part of a larger set of islands, one that formerly supported a larger avifauna. Scientist at Work Blog: Bird Diversity on the Trobriand Islands 2011-11-09T20:48:00Z In this same border range there is also a much greater abundance and variety of animal life, especially amongst the avifauna. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z The bear and fox are the only land mammals; insects are rare; but the avifauna is of interest, and the Jackson expedition distinguished several new species. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 11, Slice 1 "Franciscans" to "French Language" 2011-10-22T02:00:29.487Z The breeding avifauna of Kansas has received intermittent attention from zoologists for about 75 years. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z We weighed anchor at sunrise on March 4th, having added a pitta, an owl, and the Rhinomyias—all new species—to the avifauna of the islands during a most satisfactory visit of seven days. In the Andamans and Nicobars The Narrative of a Cruise in the Schooner "Terrapin" 2011-06-30T02:00:24.487Z Because its unique geographical location and ecological setting supports a rich and varied avifauna, the Yucatán Peninsula has received considerable attention by ornithologists. Summer Birds From the Yucatan Peninsula 2011-06-21T02:00:27.783Z The important place held by the birds of North America in the avifauna of the world, may perhaps be best indicated by noting first of all what orders and families are without representatives among them. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z The avifauna of Ecuador is distinguished for the great variety of its genera and species, among which are many peculiar to the Amazon valley, and others to the colder uplands. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 8, Slice 10 "Echinoderma" to "Edward" 2011-01-19T03:00:19.027Z Characteristics of insularity, owing to barriers to dispersal and movement, tend to be lacking in the makeup of the avifauna here. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z Some of the similarities to the Ethiopian and the great differences from the Australian avifauna have already been pointed out. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The avifauna of Brazil is rich in genera, species and individuals, especially in species with brilliantly-coloured plumage. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The avifauna of the warm temperate zone thus contains a total of 205 genera. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Seasonal activity and ecology of the avifauna of an American equatorial cloud forest. Birds from North Borneo University of Kansas Publications, Museum of Natural History, Volume 17, No. 8, pp. 377-433, October 27, 1966 Four major habitat-types can be seen in looking at the distribution of the breeding avifauna of Kansas. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z A similarly mixed avifauna has been found in the mid-Miocene beds of various other parts of France, Germany and Italy. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The avifauna of Micronesia its origin, evolution, and distribution. A Synopsis of the North American Lagomorpha Since Hensley makes the correlation solely with the white-wings, I assume that there is no other obvious correlation between plants and birds among the remainder of the avifauna of the desert. Jaw Musculature of the Mourning and White-winged Doves Pigeons include the peculiar subgenus Dendroteron; while among smaller birds, warblers, tits and finches, all of an Eastern Holarctic type, constitute the common element in the avifauna. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" The subtotal is less than one-fifth of the Kansan avifauna, but it represents 72 per cent of the grassland birds of North America; grassland habitats abound in Kansas. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z Here may be interpolated a short account of the very peculiar avifauna found in the Tertiary strata of Santa Cruz in Patagonia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The avifauna of the scrub-oak underbrush and of the white oak and pitch-pine trees overhead was as distinct as that of a new continent. Old Plymouth Trails An inhabitant of the Old World, awarded a place in our avifauna because of its accidental occurrence at Alaska. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. The avifauna, with the exception of waterfowl, is also limited to comparatively few species. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" This is less than one per cent of the North American avifauna, two per cent of the Kansan avifauna, and ten per cent of the birds of xeric scrub habitats in North America. The Breeding Birds of Kansas 2011-08-27T02:00:24.797Z On the whole its avifauna presents some very remarkable features. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z It is not until the foliage on the trees and bushes becomes 222 threadbare and the last migrants have flown, that our northern visitors begin to take a prominent place in our avifauna. The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year This species is given a place in our avifauna because of its accidental appearance in Labrador. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. My surmise was correct; it was the scissorstail flycatcher, one of the most unique and handsome birds belonging to our American avifauna, one that merits more than a passing notice. Our Bird Comrades Areas of the Transition and Canadian life-zones are present on some of the higher mountains; their discontinuity results in a discontinuous distribution of the conifer-dependent avifauna. Birds from Coahuila, Mexico The nature of the South American avifauna will perhaps become still more evident if we arrange the characteristic members as follows:— 1. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Zoologically the Banda Islands lie within Wallace’s Australian Region, and their avifauna has a great affinity with that of Australia. Essays on early ornithology and kindred subjects This large bird, which is the only true Stork that claims a place in our avifauna, is a native of South and Central America, wandering north, casually to Texas. The Bird Book Illustrating in natural colors more than seven hundred North American birds; also several hundred photographs of their nests and eggs. In a previous chapter some of the differences between the avifauna of Ohio and Kansas have been described, but a good deal still remains to be said, teaching more than one lesson in comparative ornithology. Our Bird Comrades Some representatives of the avifauna of the central and southern sections of the Central Plateau reach southwestern Coahuila. Birds from Coahuila, Mexico The differences between the Neotropical avifauna and that of North America are fundamental and prove the independence or superior value of the Neotropical region as one of the principal realms. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The avifauna along the coast here is besides rather poor. The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II The avifauna of the Himalayas is a large one. Birds of the Indian Hills The avifauna, of course, becomes poorer; nevertheless the woods of the Steppe, and still more the forests of the Ante-Steppe, give refuge to many birds, even to the hazel-hen, the woodcock and the black-grouse. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers The aridity of western Coahuila restricts, to a large extent, the diversity of the breeding populations of its avifauna. Birds from Coahuila, Mexico 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 The land appears poor in mammals, rich in avifauna, and exceedingly abundant in insect life. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The avifauna of Almora is very interesting, consisting as it does of a strange mixture of hills and plains birds. Birds of the Indian Hills The avifauna is very rich; it includes all the forest and garden birds which are known in western Europe, as well as a very great variety of aquatic birds. Russia As Seen and Described by Famous Writers Some members of the avifauna of Coahuila probably reached the State in this time. Birds from Coahuila, Mexico The main affinities of the avifauna are, of course, Australian. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z Great changes in the avifauna take place in September. A Bird Calendar for Northern India Birds are intensely conservative; they resent strongly what they regard as an addition to the local avifauna. Birds of the Indian Hills Its alleged destructiveness to the Hawaiian avifauna seems open to doubt. The Project Gutenberg Encyclopedia Volume 1 of 28 The avifauna of Coahuila today is a mixture of the several mentioned elements. Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Owing to the comparatively scanty number of harmful mammalian types, the birds play a considerable part in this large region, and some authorities consider its avifauna the richest in the world. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 3, Slice 7 "Bible" to "Bisectrix" 2010-12-20T17:12:05.780Z The question then arises; What reason is there for believing that these exotics, imported necessarily in small numbers, would succeed in winning a footing in our country, and become a permanent addition to its avifauna? Birds in Town and Village The avifauna of the Palni is a comparatively restricted one: which is in part doubtless explained by the comparatively small area of the higher ranges that is covered by forest. Birds of the Indian Hills As has already been stated, the avifauna of Almora, a little station in the inner hills nearly forty miles from the plains, is a very curious one. Birds of the Indian Hills The breeding avifauna of Coahuila is thus in line with Mayr's analysis, resembling that of Sonora to a considerable degree at the taxonomic level of Family. Birds from Coahuila, Mexico The distribution of the avifauna of mountainous countries is largely a matter of elevation. Birds of the Indian Hills The addition of new beautiful species to our avifauna would probably not be the only, nor even the principal benefit we should derive from the carrying out of the scheme here suggested. Birds in Town and Village Hence it is evident that in the Himalayas the avifauna along the snow-line differs greatly from that of the low, warm valleys. Birds of the Indian Hills I must here state that I have no first-hand knowledge of the avifauna of those hills, and the list that follows is based on the observations of Dr. Fairbank, made nearly 40 years ago. Birds of the Indian Hills The avifauna of the Nilgiris is considerably smaller than that of the Himalayas. Birds of the Indian Hills |
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