florican
/flawr-i-kuhn, flohr-/US // ˈflɔr ɪ kən, ˈfloʊr- //
花卉,花匠,花式,花店
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : any of various smaller species of bustards.
Examples
As the kharchal (Indian buzzard) resembles the tughdaq (great buzzard) so the charz (florican) resembles the tughdiri.
Altogether they are noble looking birds, and the sportsman is always glad to add as many florican as he can to his bag.
From the long grass in its vicinity also issue the grating and loud cry of the florican, woodcock, and grouse.
I "put up" some partridges, among them a young florican, which I shot, much to the astonishment of the Abyssinian.
In India and Eastern countries the francolin and the florican, and several sorts of duck and plovers, may be added to the list.
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