wheatear
wheatear
Definition
wheat·ear (hwēt′ir′, wēt′-)
wheatear
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- include: Summer migrants on passage include wheatear, whinchat, yellow wagtail, tern species and many species of waders.
- crown: Philae included more white crowned black wheatears, gull billed terns, whiskered terns and a fantastic location.
Adjective modifier
- black-eared: Black-eared wheatear A gorgeous pale throated male north of the quarry, several around the barren northern shore of LE.
- northern: Northern wheatear: quite common, eg around Akrotiri salt lake.
- black: Philae included more white crowned black wheatears, gull billed terns, whiskered terns and a fantastic location.
- male: The apparent response from the male wheatear to our lack of attention was to grab a huge caterpillar ( actually a Bedstraw Hawkmoth!
- common: The most common wheatear along this road, absent from open areas.
- white-tailed: White-tailed Wheatear [ ernesti ] ( Oenanthe leucopyga ernesti ) The most common wheatear along this road, absent from open areas.
Modifies a noun
- nest: One of the characteristics of a black wheatear nest is that it contains a pile of stones near the entrance.
- oenanthe: White crowned black wheatear oenanthe leucopyga A new bird for most of the group seen at Philae and the High Dam.
- pie: She offered them a plate of pie each and they ate with relish - wheatear pie was considered a great delicacy.
Noun used with modifier
- isabelline: Northern Wheatear By far the commonest wheatear Isabelline wheatear Few seen in the more bushy, cultivated areas.
- desert: Desert wheatear Oenanthe deserti An already reported bird, scarce in the region, was seen by us at Dona Paula on 25th.
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