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‖ bokmakierie S. Afr.|bɔkmaˈkiri|
Also bac-, and variants.
[Afrikaans, onomatopœic.]
The shrike Telephorus zeylonus of southern Africa.
1834C.G.H. Lit. Gazette IV. 52 (Pettman), The..cry of the backbacery. 1852Godlonton & Irving Kaffir War, 1851–2 247 (Pettman), The cry of the back-my-keerie (whip-poor-will). 1867E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 161 Its loud call of ‘bacbakiri’, its imitative powers, and bright plumage, render it one of the most conspicuous birds of the colony. 1949Cape Argus 15 Oct. (Magazine) 2/6 One of the most familiar birdcalls in this country is that of the bokmakierie. The loud, ringing note of this handsome yellow and green shrike may be heard almost anywhere. 1966E. Palmer Plains of Camdeboo xii. 197 Here soon would be shrikes in numbers, the yellow, green and black bokmakierie with its clear, melodious calls, and that shocking little cannibal, the butcher bird or fiscal shrike. |