蛇鹫[shé, jiù],学名:Sagittarius serpentarius (J. F. Miller),为隼形目蛇鹫属下的一种大型陆栖猛禽,仅有一种,无亚种分化。体型似鹤,体长为1.25-1.5米,体高1.2-1.5米,体重2.3-4.27千克,在猛禽中可谓“鹤立鸡群”。体羽浅灰色,大腿黑色,飞羽黑色,有白色羽纹。尾有一对长的中央饰羽。腿长并有厚鳞保护,以免被蛇咬伤。蛇鹫是许多非洲毒蛇(如黑曼巴蛇)的天敌。
一种大型的非洲食肉鸟(蛇鹫) ,腿长,脑后长有长羽集起的羽冠。
A large African bird of prey (Sagittarius serpentarius) with long legs and a crest of quills at the back of the head.
一动不动,就象死尸一样,这时,他的思潮在地下打滚又腾空,有时象七头蛇,有时象鹰鹫。
He was as motionless as a corpse, while his thoughts wallowed on the earth and soared, now like the hydra, now like the eagle.
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