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单词 queer bird
例句 queer bird
Altering their outlines, changing their shape and size at will, is one of these queer birds' peculiarities. Birds Every Child Should Know 2011-12-08T03:00:24.887Z
We've gone south with the swallows—it's September you see—and those queer birds over there are flamingoes. The Adventures of a Grain of Dust 2011-11-22T03:00:12.257Z
Summerlad retorted darkly that one never could tell; the motion-picture colony harboured any number of queer birds; it wouldn't do for her of all women to pick up with a wrong one. Linda Lee, Incorporated A Novel 2011-06-19T02:00:18.633Z
As I was looking at that queer bird I spied a monkey, two monkeys, three monkeys, four, five, six, ten monkeys. Lost in the Jungle Narrated for Young People 2011-06-07T02:00:11.183Z
On another part of the line held by the English troops a queer bird was captured the other day. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z
"We've found such a queer bird, sir," said the biggest little Rabbit, without waiting to find out what a "commotion" was. Among the Forest People 2011-01-17T03:00:55.113Z
Oh, wouldn't we make him a queer bird, though! Air Service Boys Over The Enemy's Lines The German Spy's Secret
Your own kind of person, Nell, and not a queer bird from a menagerie. Aurora the Magnificent
Not only did he dress peculiarly, but his house was full of strange pet animals, such as monkeys and queer birds. Harper's Young People, January 27, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly
Something like 150 prisoners were taken in this section of the attack, and one of them was a queer bird who belonged to the sea. From Bapaume to Passchendaele, 1917 2011-03-04T03:01:00.007Z
This queer bird—also shown in the heading above—is found in the tropical and temperate regions of the globe, and frequents marshes and shallow lakes. Little Folks (July 1884) A Magazine for the Young
They are queer birds, too, these writers of commentaries upon literature. Suspended Judgments Essays on Books and Sensations
I am a very queer bird for the perch I have lit on; I know that as well as anybody. Tom Brown at Oxford
And then of course the monkeys—dozens of them and queer birds with curious colored feathers and funny bills and feet. Mary Jane's City Home
"Church of England—they father queer birds like you." The Kangaroo Marines
Oh, well, Hawkins was a queer bird, inexpressive and glum and commonplace. Stubble
I have heard They manufacture this queer bird From bits of leather and of strings All joined and worked by tiny springs. A Phenomenal Fauna
Even the goatsuckers, queer birds that looked like giant whip-poor-wills, had ceased their wails and in the jungle reigned the darkest hours of night. The Black Phantom
It's after midnight that the queer birds come creeping out. Curlie Carson Listens In
That was a queer bird; he had never seen a bird with a wing action like that. The Return
That was a queer bird; he'd never seen a bird with a wing action like that. The Return
Here's another curiosity—the wing of a queer bird that I don't know—maybe you will—I shot the fowl flying. A Dream of Empire Or, The House of Blennerhassett
They are queer birds; they give a brisk flap with their wings and then keep them stretched out and motionless, and even then they have speed enough.' Stories from Hans Andersen
He probably has a larger acquaintance with the queer birds of the Mediterranean ports than any one else in England. The Summons
"Uncle Sam is a queer bird," several of us overheard him remark to a mate. A Gunner Aboard the "Yankee"
Among the queer birds is the cra-cra, or crocodile's valet, a bold and restless bird with a harsh cry, represented in its name, which it uses to advertise the dozing crocodile of any hostile approach. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 09, No. 56, June, 1862
The Blue Jay is a queer bird, who can twist himself into all sorts of shapes. Citizen Bird Scenes from Bird-Life in Plain English for Beginners
One or two queer bird's nests fastened to small branches hung quite naturally here and there. Lo, Michael!
This is a queer bird," he seemed to say; "saucy, too. Concerning Cats My Own and Some Others
He dived into his cabin, the two ends of his woolen scarf flying out behind him like the tail of some queer bird. The Boy Aviators' Polar Dash or Facing Death in the Antarctic
Indeed I cannot recollect one-half of the queer birds, queer insects, queer reptiles, and queer plants to which my attention was called. Two Years in the French West Indies
The teal were as numerous; but though there were several emu tracks we saw none of those queer birds. Spinifex and Sand
Plainly this passenger of his was a queer bird, as queer within as in dress and appearance. Galusha the Magnificent
Well, you ARE a queer bird, James, and no mistake. Candida
"It hatched, and a queer bird came out of it." The King of Ireland's Son
Your Aunt Meg always was picking up queer birds! Stories of a Western Town
"You are a queer bird," answered Sturgeon deeply fascinated with this new idea. Active Service
His conviction that his passenger was a queer bird was strengthening every minute. Galusha the Magnificent
So you're one of the queer birds out of that roost, are you? Dope
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