An eyestripe can be seen clearly on the face of thismhorr, asubspecies ofdama gazelle (Nanger dama mhorr), at theLouisville Zoo inLouisville,Kentucky, USA

Thisblue-cheeked bee-eater (Merops persicus chrysocerus), seen inSenegal, has prominent eyestripes

Fromeye +‎stripe.

• (Received Pronunciation, General American)IPA^(key): /ˈaɪstɹaɪp/

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• Hyphenation:eye‧stripe

eyestripe (pluraleyestripes)

1. (zoology) Astripe on eachside of thehead of ananimal that includes theeye, and is of a differentcolour from the rest of the head; in particular(ornithology) such a stripe on each side of the head of somebirds.

   Synonym:eyeline

   • 1806, Charles Linné [i.e.,Carl Linnaeus], “Order V. Pecora.”, inWilliam Turton, transl.,A General System of Nature, through the Three Grand Kingdoms of Animals, Vegetables, and Minerals: […] In Seven Volumes, volumes I (Animal Kingdom.—Mammalia. Birds. Amphibia. Fishes.), London: Printed for Lackington, Allen, and Co. […],→OCLC, section 38 (Antilope),page112:

     Dama. [i.e., thedama gazelle] Horns hooked forward at the ends; body white; dorſal andeye-ſtripes tawny.

   • 1812,George Shaw,General Zoology, or Systematic Natural History, volume VIII, part 1 (Aves), London: Printed for Kearsley, Wilkie and Robinson,[et al.],→OCLC,page174:

     MALIMBA BEE-EATER. [...] Cinereo-violaceous Bee-Eater, sanguine rose-coloured beneath, with blackeye-stripe, white throat, and two lengthened tail-feathers.

   • 1891,Charles Dixon, “Ramble VI. By Lakes and Streams.”, inThe Birds of Our Rambles: A Companion for the Country, London:Chapman and Hall, Limited,→OCLC,page130:

     These two birds somewhat closely resemble each other, but the Sedge Warbler is russet-brown above, the feathers with dark centres, the pale buffeyestripe is very clearly defined, and the underparts are buffish white; the Reed Warbler is more olive on the upper parts, the feathers having no dark centres, the underparts are more inclined to buff, and theeyestripe is nearly obsolete.

   • 1993, E. Curio, “Proximate and Developmental Aspects of Antipredator Behavior”, inAdvances in the Study of Behavior, volume22, San Diego, Calif., London:Academic Press,→ISBN,→ISSN,→OCLC, section II (Causal Aspects of Enemy Recognition),page150:

     The plumage pattern of the red-backed shrike male is conspicuous from a long distance. This pattern, not the feathering, is all-important since a plain plastic model is as effective as a stuffed mount in eliciting mobbing by pied flycatchers. Removal of the conspicuouseye stripe (including the equally dark eye) renders the model almost ineffective […].

   • 2009,James Gurney, “Dinosaurs”, inImaginative Realism: How to Paint what Doesn’t Exist, Kansas City, Mo.:Andrews McMeel Publishing,→ISBN,page94, column 1:

     Once in a while a design feature shows up in animals that are not closely related. A good example is theeyestripe coloration pattern, which appears in sparrows, antelopes, and chipmunks. In all these creatures, a dark facial stripe runs from the snout to the eye. [...] Presumablyeyestripes serve as protective coloration in all these prey animals, disguising their eyes from predators.

   • 2014,Keith Vinicombe, “Topographical Tips”, inThe Helm Guide to Bird Identification: An In-depth Look at Confusion Species, London:Christopher Helm,→ISBN,page14:

     Theeye-stripe is exactly that: a stripe through the eye. When present, this is a dark line that usually extends from the bill back through the eye. On some birds, it extends just from the eye back, leaving the lores (the area between the eye and the bill) pale and unmarked.

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