whitethroat

/hwahyt-throht, wahyt-/US // ˈʰwaɪtˌθroʊt, ˈwaɪt- //UK // (ˈwaɪtˌθrəʊt) //

白头翁,白鹦鹉,白鹭鸶,白鹭鸟

Definitions

n.名词 noun

1
- : any of several small songbirds having a throat that is white, especially an Old World warbler, Sylvia communis.
- : white-throated sparrow.

The thicker the undergrowth of nettles and wild parsley, rushes and rough grasses, the more the whitethroat likes the spot.
A Canada whitethroat called sweetly, sadly, from the forest in the sunset glow.
The Whitethroat is in England the most common of all the migratory warblers, and is generally diffused.
A whitethroat rises from a bush and nervously discourses, gesticulating with wings and tail, for a few moments.
Our song-sparrow, fox-sparrow, the whitethroat and others are among the best of American singing birds.