finches

Finches start to moult at around twelve weeks of age .

燕雀大约在12个星期大小的时候开始换羽毛。

The scientists studied young zebra finches , which are known for forming lifelong relationships .

科学家们以年轻的斑马雀作为研究对象，这种鸟儿便是以毕生忠贞不渝的伴侣关系而闻名。

Any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe .

欧洲多种褐黄色的雀鸟。

Small North American bush-loving finches : New World buntings .

小的北美洲喜灌木丛的雀类；新大陆颊白鸟。

Many finches are brightly coloured , often with shades of red and yellow .

许多雀类羽色鲜艳，常有深浅不同的红色和黄色。

Habitat distribution of snow finches ( montifringilla ) in China

雪雀属鸟类栖息地在中国的分布

Small to medium-sized finches of the Hawaiian islands .

夏威夷岛屿上的雀鸟，体型小或中等。

Darwin did not realize for quite some time that these birds were all finches or even that they were related to one another .

达尔文很久都没有意识到，这些鸟都是达尔文雀，甚至没有意识到它们彼此之间有什么关联。

In the finches with long , probing beaks , researchers found at work a different gene , known as calmodulin .

研究者们发现，在其喙长而擅长探取的雀中，有另外一种叫做卡莫杜林（calmodulin）的基因非常活跃。

The larks were singing and beautiful spring had come . large showy finches related to cardinals .

云雀在歌唱，美丽的春天已经来临了。与红衣主教有关的大的艳丽的云雀。

Remember we have the finches tonight .

记住今晚要招待芬奇夫妻。

Any of various brown and yellow finches of pats of Europe . small brownish European songbird .

欧洲多种褐黄色的雀鸟。欧洲略带褐色的小歌鸟。

ZEBRA FINCHES dream when they are asleep with brain activity that mirrors that which occur during bird song ;

斑马雀睡觉时会做梦；肺部活动反应其歌声；

Any of numerous long-tailed American finches . Nam Shan Mei Sheung Tsuen North Water Tank

多种长尾的北美洲雀鸟。南山尾上村北食水池

We get a lot of tits and finches in our garden in winter because we put nuts out for them .

冬天我们的花园里有许多山雀和燕雀，因为我们在外面给它们放了坚果。

Other finches have evolved longer bills that are ideal for drilling holes into cactus fruits to get at the seeds ;

另外一些则进化出擅长在仙人掌的果实上钻孔，以得到其种子的长喙；

Do zebra finches remember their dreams as dreams when they 're shaken out of their sleep ?

那么，斑胸草雀从梦中醒来后是否记得自己的梦呢？

It might be said that the zebra finches were practising their songs while they slumbered .

这可能说明，斑胸草雀在睡眠中也在练习唱歌。

Any of numerous long-tailed American finches . a meerkat with a thin and elongated tail .

多种长尾的北美洲雀鸟。尾巴长而细的海岛猫鼬。

So they grabbed the nests of finches and sparrows that were living on the campus of the National University of Mexico .

于是他们在墨西哥国立大学的校园里收集了一些云雀和麻雀的巢。

Some rocks and some finches .

一些岩石和雀类化石

When they 're awake , the neurons in part of the finches ' forebrain called the robutus archistriatalis fire following their singing of particular notes .

当斑胸草雀醒着的时候，在它们唱到某些特定音符时，其前脑中古纹状体粗核部位的神经细胞就会开始活动。

University of Chicago biologists Amish Dave and Daniel Margoliash looked into the brains of zebra finches and discovered something similar .

芝加哥大学的生物学家阿米什·戴夫（AmishDave）和丹尼尔·马格赖许（DanielMargoliash）观察了斑胸草雀的大脑，并有了类似的发现。

Dozens of pets , including everything from dogs and cats , to peacocks , finches and even rats have undergone the traditional Egyptian burial routine .

已有数十只宠物，不仅包括猫狗，还有孔雀、雀鸟，甚至老鼠，都已经按照传统的埃及木乃伊殉葬流程予以安葬。

Their interest is satiated by watching a few finches on a Sunday walk or putting up a bird-box in the back garden .

星期天散步时看上几只灰雀，或在后花园里挂上一只鸟笼，他们就心满意足了。

Two or more populations of one species have to be separated from each other , such as is the case with Darwin 's finches in the Galapagos .

属于某个物种的两个或更多的生物族群之间不得不相互区分开来，达尔文研究的大龟群岛上的雀科鸣禽就是一个例子。

My attention was arrested by a thorn bush thronged with finches , mainly with goldfinches and linnets .

我的注意力被一丛雀鸟密聚的刺棘吸引了过去：草丛里主要是些金翅雀和朱顶雀。

When I parked the car , I saw these finches fluttering around and perching over a feeder at the edge of the parking lot .

当我停下汽车的时候，我看到那些雀科的鸣鸟在周围飞翔着，然后落在停车场边沿的喂食器皿上。

But , while the finches bear his name and while Darwin was indeed inspired to thoughts of evolution by animals on these islands , the finches left him flummoxed .

但是，尽管达尔文雀用了达尔文的名字，尽管这些岛屿上的动物的确启发了他的进化思想，但达尔文雀却使他困惑不已。

An accompanying paper in Science , which looked at molecular differences among the Galapagos finches themselves , also identified BMP4 as a major mediator of beak shape in a variety of finch species .

看着在加拉巴哥岛学类之中的分子差他们自己的一个陪伴科学的纸也确认BMP4为鸟嘴的一个主要的调停者多种学类种的形状。