英语词汇bonaparte-s gull的起源、历史背景-英语词源词典

Bonaparte’s gull; Zenadia bird. Bonaparte’s gull, one of only two black-headed species in the United States, was described scientifically for the first time in Prince Charles-Lucien Bona- parte’s American Ornithology. Bonaparte, Napoleon’s nephew, resided in this country from 1824 to 1833. The gull bearing the naturalist’s name breeds hundreds of miles from the sea, be- coming a seabird in winter, and inland bird-watchers consider it a harbinger of spring. Zenadia, the scientific designation for several species of wild doves and pigeons, is named for Bona- parte’s wife, Princess Zénaïde.

词汇	bonaparte-s gull
词源	Bonaparte’s gull; Zenadia bird. Bonaparte’s gull, one of only two black-headed species in the United States, was described scientifically for the first time in Prince Charles-Lucien Bona- parte’s American Ornithology. Bonaparte, Napoleon’s nephew, resided in this country from 1824 to 1833. The gull bearing the naturalist’s name breeds hundreds of miles from the sea, be- coming a seabird in winter, and inland bird-watchers consider it a harbinger of spring. Zenadia, the scientific designation for several species of wild doves and pigeons, is named for Bona- parte’s wife, Princess Zénaïde.
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