...After rising into the air, they stretch their necks, push their legs back, and flap their wings powerfully to fly in a straight line. There are one genus and five species of loons in the world, and four species have been recorded in the waters off Japan: the common loon Gavia stellata (illustration), the great loon G. arctica , the white-striped loon G. pacifica , and the white-billed loon G. adamsii . The other species, the common loon G. immer , is found in North America. *Some of the terminology that mentions "Gavia stellata" is listed below. Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information |
…空中に浮いてからはくびをのばし,脚を後方につき出し,翼を強くはばたかせ直線状に飛翔(ひしよう)する。 アビ科の鳥は世界に1属5種いて,日本近海ではアビGavia stellata(イラスト),オオハムG.arctica,シロエリオオハムG.pacifica,ハシジロアビG.adamsiiの4種が記録されている。他の1種はハシグロアビG.immerで,北アメリカに分布する。… ※「Gavia stellata」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。 出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報 |
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