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phainopepla, n. Ornith.|ˌfaɪnəʊˈpɛplə|
[a. mod.L. Phainopepla, f. Gr. ϕαεινός shining, radiant + πέπλα robes.]
A crested silky flycatcher, Phainopepla nitens, which is found in scrubland in south-western North America, and has red eyes and (in the mature male) glossy black plumage with white wing patches or (in the female and juvenile forms) brownish-grey plumage.
1886Auk III. 68 Phainopeplas darted after insects from the sides of the cañon. 1902F. M. Bailey Handbk. Birds Western U.S. 390 The phainopepla is a bird of the southwest desert country. 1947R. Bedichek Adventures with Texas Naturalist xi. 134 Here [sc. in western Texas] I saw for the first time the famous phainopepla... The male..is velvet black with a greenish sheen about the shoulders; has a tall slender crest, curved forward, and a reddish iris. 1987Field Guide Birds N. Amer. (Nat. Geographic Soc.) (ed. 2) 344 Phainopeplas nest in early spring in mesquite brushlands, feeding chiefly on insects, mistletoe berries. |