noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
pied
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The distinctive black and white summer plumage of the male pied flycatcher .
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For the male pied flycatcher , bigamy is obviously a successful strategy, but it also requires quite complex behavioural adaptations.
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A key adaptation in pied flycatchers , therefore, is the timing of their breeding season.
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A delightful small black and white bird appeared: a male pied flycatcher .
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On their arrival at the breeding grounds, male pied flycatchers find a suitable nesting site.
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She had already been measured and weighed, and found smaller and lighter than the pied or spotted flycatchers .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A delightful small black and white bird appeared: a male pied flycatcher .
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A key adaptation in pied flycatchers, therefore, is the timing of their breeding season.
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For the male pied flycatcher , bigamy is obviously a successful strategy, but it also requires quite complex behavioural adaptations.
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On their arrival at the breeding grounds, male pied flycatchers find a suitable nesting site.
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The flycatcher stands up more stiffly.
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The distinctive black and white summer plumage of the male pied flycatcher .
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They also made fans of the tail feathers of the scissor-tail flycatcher , which they wore at the shoulder like epaulets.