潜水鸟(拉丁名:Baptornis)化石发现于美国堪萨斯上白垩统海相沉积尼奥布拉拉白垩层中。长可达2米,站立达1米。
我想,它真是一只愚蠢的潜水鸟。
第三张图显示的羽毛有这样一个特征,它卷曲的样子使我们想起了现代潜水鸟的羽毛。
The third picture shows feathers that have just such a specialisation: coiling reminiscent of that seen in the feathers of modern divers.
再晚些,灌木上的露珠开始闪烁,不久,潜水鸟的叫声就会在水面上回荡起来。
Late evening dew glistened on every bush and soon the loons' call would resound across the water.
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