A small long-billed wading bird which has brown plumage with bold and colourful markings.
彩鹬
Family Rostratulidae: two species, in particular Rostratula benghalensis of the Old World
Example sentencesExamples
You can admire the fine pencilling of plumage, the perfection of colour, design and finish: the plumage of the painted snipe, for example was like finely worked bronze.
One species - the greater painted snipe - appears to be the exception proving his rule: only the females are territorial and only they have elongated tracheas.
A female Marsh harrier was chasing a male painted snipe in flight.
Definition of painted snipe in US English:
painted snipe
noun
A small long-billed wading bird that has brown plumage with colorful markings.
彩鹬
Family Rostratulidae: two species, in particular Rostratula benghalensis of the Old World
Example sentencesExamples
You can admire the fine pencilling of plumage, the perfection of colour, design and finish: the plumage of the painted snipe, for example was like finely worked bronze.
A female Marsh harrier was chasing a male painted snipe in flight.
One species - the greater painted snipe - appears to be the exception proving his rule: only the females are territorial and only they have elongated tracheas.