ELF OWL (Micrathene whitneyi)

Chinese translation: 姬鸮

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English term or phrase:ELF OWL (Micrathene whitneyi)
Chinese translation:姬鸮
Entered by: Wenjer Leuschel (X)

10:30 Aug 20, 2004
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
English term or phrase: ELF OWL (Micrathene whitneyi)
一种鸮(OWL)
Shang
China
Local time: 06:24
姬鸮
Explanation:
在北美大陆孕育着 18 种猫头鹰,从最小的姬鸮 (Elf Owl,站立不超过 16 公分) 到最大的大灰鸮 (Great Gray Owl,站立约 75 公分展翅宽度超过 125 公分),这两种猫头鹰都是哈利波特同学的宠物。
http://www.kwbs.org.tw/maganize/251/251_01.pdf

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Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2004-08-20 11:32:18 GMT)
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荣恩的宠物猫头鹰,依牠的体小、色灰特色来看,应该属于姬鸮(Elf Owl)或花头鸺鹠(Eurasian Pygmy Owl)。姬鸮(Elf Owl)身高不会超过 16 公分,可以在亚利桑那州、新墨西哥州发现。牠们大都住在干燥的沙漠区,数量也因为栖息地被破坏而日渐减少。因为体型很小,爪也不甚有力,因此只能猎食昆虫或蝎子。
http://www.google.com.tw/search?q=cache:2BGK5rQZcKQJ:www.kwb...|lang_zh-TW

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Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 06:24
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elf owl (micrathene whitneyi)
姬鸮


Explanation:
在北美大陆孕育着 18 种猫头鹰,从最小的姬鸮 (Elf Owl,站立不超过 16 公分) 到最大的大灰鸮 (Great Gray Owl,站立约 75 公分展翅宽度超过 125 公分),这两种猫头鹰都是哈利波特同学的宠物。
http://www.kwbs.org.tw/maganize/251/251_01.pdf

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Note added at 1 hr 2 mins (2004-08-20 11:32:18 GMT)
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荣恩的宠物猫头鹰,依牠的体小、色灰特色来看,应该属于姬鸮(Elf Owl)或花头鸺鹠(Eurasian Pygmy Owl)。姬鸮(Elf Owl)身高不会超过 16 公分,可以在亚利桑那州、新墨西哥州发现。牠们大都住在干燥的沙漠区,数量也因为栖息地被破坏而日渐减少。因为体型很小,爪也不甚有力,因此只能猎食昆虫或蝎子。
http://www.google.com.tw/search?q=cache:2BGK5rQZcKQJ:www.kwb...|lang_zh-TW

This is the same link. When you cannot open the first one, you can try to open this one.

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
Local time: 06:24
Native speaker of: Native in ChineseChinese
PRO pts in category: 38
Grading comment
thanks!

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Chinoise
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  -> Thanks. Betty.

agree  Jing Nie: Thanks!
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  -> Thanks, NieJing.
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