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ovenbird

/uhv-uhn-burd/US // ˈʌv ənˌbɜrd //UK // (ˈʌvənˌbɜːd) //

焗炉鸟,烘烤鸟,烘培鸟,烘炉鸟

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : an American warbler, Seiurus aurocapillus, that builds an oven-shaped nest of leaves, twigs, etc., on the forest floor.
    • : any of several South American passerine birds of the genus Furnarius of the family Furnariidae, certain species of which build an oven-shaped nest.

Examples

  • Or would it be a ball of leaves and grasses on the ground, with a tiny doorway in one side, like that of the Ovenbird?

  • Mrs. Ovenbird felt her nest roof crush down upon her for a minute as two people rolled and growled outside.

  • Each burrow had one fine, large room, bigger than an Ovenbird's nest, with a soft bed of leaves and fur.

  • It is only by a happy accident that this nest of the ovenbird is discovered.

  • The vireos, the cardinal and the tanager add to the brilliancy and the ovenbird and veery to the melody.