kittiwake
/kit-ee-weyk/US // ˈkɪt iˌweɪk //UK // (ˈkɪtɪˌweɪk) //
小鹦鹉,鹦鹉螺,鹦鹉学舌,鲣鸟
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : either of two small, pearl-gray gulls of the genus Rissa, the black-legged R. tridactyla of the North Atlantic and the red-legged and red-billed R. brevirostris, of the Bering Sea, both nesting on narrow cliff ledges and having a rudimentary hind toe.
Examples
The nest of the Kittiwake is situated on ledges of maritime cliffs round our coast, and at the Farne Islands.
This Kittiwake is very much like the former, excepting that the legs are bright red, the mantle is darker and the bill shorter.
The Kittiwake is sixteen inches in length, has a pearly gray mantle, black tips to the primaries, and remainder of plumage white.
The young of the Kittiwake, previous to its first moult, is sometimes called the Tarrock.
The Kittiwake Gull takes its name from the cry with which in the breeding season it assails any intruder on its domain.
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