devil birdn.

Brit.

/ˈdɛvl bəːd/, U.S.

/ˈdɛv(ə)l ˌbərd/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: devil n., bird n.

Etymology: < devil n. + bird n., so called (variously) with reference to their dark plumage, their shrieking call, their tendency to appear ahead of bad weather, or a combination of these. Compare earlier devil's bird n.In sense 2 after South African Dutch duivelvogel, duivelsvogel (early 19th cent. or earlier; compare quot. 1819). In sense 3 used to render Sinhala ulama (of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative); compare earlier demon bird n. at demon n. Compounds 5. With sense 4 compare earlier devilet n. 2 and deviling n. 3a, and also devil n. 6d.

†1. Obsolete. The storm petrel. Cf. devil's bird n. 1.

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the world > animals > birds > order Procellariiformes > [noun] > member of family Hydrobatidae > procellaria pelagica (stormy petrel)

devil's bird1634

sea-swallow1647

storm-finch1661

assilag1698

storm-bird1752

devil bird1759

Mother Carey's chicken1767

storm finch1768

witch1770

alamootiea1777

stormy petrel1776

water witch1794

spency1813

storm-petrel1833

stilt stormy petrel1884

Tom Tailor1885

1759 London Mag. Mar. 144/1 The Devil bird that is seen in Virginia, &c. from May to October....Its plumage is as black as jet, its wings long and strong, its legs very short, with feet like ducks, but armed with strong claws.

†2. Any of various drongos, esp. the fork-tailed drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis, and the black drongo, D. macrocercus. Obsolete.

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1819 Encycl. Londinensis XVI. 271/2 From the cry of these birds, while thus employed after sunset, and their being of a black colour, the colonists at the Cape call them duywels voogel, devil-birds.

1870 P. Gillmore tr. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds vii. 563 Their turbulent and noisy nature has been the means of gaining for them among the Hottentots, who look upon them as birds of evil omen, the name of ‘Devil-birds’.

1885 S. Fallows Progressive Dict. Eng. Lang. Devil-bird, the name sometimes applied to the members of the genus Dicrurus, natives of India.

3. A forest bird of Sri Lanka which at night gives a call resembling a wail or scream (variously identified as a nightjar, honey buzzard, hawk eagle, or owl). Cf. demon bird n. at demon n. Compounds 5.Quot. 1681 reflects earlier attribution of the cry of such a bird to the Devil.

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the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types

brown owl1678

demon bird1821

devil bird1846

cat-owl1854

1681 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon iv. 78 This for certain I can affirm, That oftentimes the Devil doth cry with an audible Voice in the Night; 'tis very shrill almost like the barking of a Dog.]

1846 H. Marshall Ceylon i. 13 They call this bird [sc. Virginian Horned Owl (Bubo Virginianus)] Bagahmoona, devil-face, or devil-bird, and by many the cry is presumed to come directly from the devil.

1876 H. Suckling Ceylon II. 145 Syrnium indranee, a brown wood owl,..is supposed by some to be the ‘oolanna’, or devil bird of the Sinhalese, whose horrid shriek at night terrifies the natives..some think it is not an owl, but a black night-raven.

1886 Boy's Own Paper 18 Sept. 810/3 We heard a most ghastly noise, and a magnificent devil-bird flew from a talipot-tree in full view against the sky.

1926 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Jan. 23/2 The number of alternative explanations for the wild shrieks of the unidentified, and probably fabulous, ‘devil bird’ pleasantly indicates that ornithologists in Ceylon have still some worlds to conquer.

1972 Washington Post 12 Feb. c7 Naturalist Roger Caras tells about the devil bird of Ceylon.

1992 R. Gunesekera Monkfish Moon (1998) 115 Fox-bats flap and bitterns hide in rice fields, a shrieking ulama—the devil-bird—calls buku buku buku koa.

2009 M. Newton Hidden Animals 104 In 2001..residents of one Sri Lankan village caught a forest eagle owl, proclaiming it to be the devil bird.

4. English regional. The common swift, Apus apus. Cf. devil n. 6a. Also called devil, devilet, deviling.

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the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Apodiformes > [noun] > family Apodidae > genus Apus > apus apus (swift)

martinet1440

martleta1460

marlet1530

swift1668

black martin1673

Apus1774

longwing1786

deviling1797

devilet1828

flap-wing1834

squealer1854

devil1885

devil bird1885

1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 95 From its impetuous flight and its dark colour, which give it an uncanny appearance, it is called..Devil bird (West Riding).

1926 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 235/1 The swift or Devil-bird is still counted as foretelling bad weather.

1962 Times 27 July 14/5 (headline) Devil birds ‘asleep on the wing’.

2005 Friends of Quantock Newslet. No. 59. 4/2 It is hoped that the black devil-birds..will continue to grace Somerset's summer skies.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	devil bird
释义	devil birdn. Brit. /ˈdɛvl bəːd/, U.S. /ˈdɛv(ə)l ˌbərd/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: devil n., bird n. Etymology: < devil n. + bird n., so called (variously) with reference to their dark plumage, their shrieking call, their tendency to appear ahead of bad weather, or a combination of these. Compare earlier devil's bird n.In sense 2 after South African Dutch duivelvogel, duivelsvogel (early 19th cent. or earlier; compare quot. 1819). In sense 3 used to render Sinhala ulama (of uncertain origin, perhaps imitative); compare earlier demon bird n. at demon n. Compounds 5. With sense 4 compare earlier devilet n. 2 and deviling n. 3a, and also devil n. 6d. †1. Obsolete. The storm petrel. Cf. devil's bird n. 1. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Procellariiformes > [noun] > member of family Hydrobatidae > procellaria pelagica (stormy petrel) devil's bird1634 sea-swallow1647 storm-finch1661 assilag1698 storm-bird1752 devil bird1759 Mother Carey's chicken1767 storm finch1768 witch1770 alamootiea1777 stormy petrel1776 water witch1794 spency1813 storm-petrel1833 stilt stormy petrel1884 Tom Tailor1885 1759 London Mag. Mar. 144/1 The Devil bird that is seen in Virginia, &c. from May to October....Its plumage is as black as jet, its wings long and strong, its legs very short, with feet like ducks, but armed with strong claws. †2. Any of various drongos, esp. the fork-tailed drongo, Dicrurus adsimilis, and the black drongo, D. macrocercus. Obsolete. ΚΠ 1819 Encycl. Londinensis XVI. 271/2 From the cry of these birds, while thus employed after sunset, and their being of a black colour, the colonists at the Cape call them duywels voogel, devil-birds. 1870 P. Gillmore tr. L. Figuier Reptiles & Birds vii. 563 Their turbulent and noisy nature has been the means of gaining for them among the Hottentots, who look upon them as birds of evil omen, the name of ‘Devil-birds’. 1885 S. Fallows Progressive Dict. Eng. Lang. Devil-bird, the name sometimes applied to the members of the genus Dicrurus, natives of India. 3. A forest bird of Sri Lanka which at night gives a call resembling a wail or scream (variously identified as a nightjar, honey buzzard, hawk eagle, or owl). Cf. demon bird n. at demon n. Compounds 5.Quot. 1681 reflects earlier attribution of the cry of such a bird to the Devil. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > order Strigiformes or owl > [noun] > unspecified and miscellaneous types brown owl1678 demon bird1821 devil bird1846 cat-owl1854 1681 R. Knox Hist. Relation Ceylon iv. 78 This for certain I can affirm, That oftentimes the Devil doth cry with an audible Voice in the Night; 'tis very shrill almost like the barking of a Dog.] 1846 H. Marshall Ceylon i. 13 They call this bird [sc. Virginian Horned Owl (Bubo Virginianus)] Bagahmoona, devil-face, or devil-bird, and by many the cry is presumed to come directly from the devil. 1876 H. Suckling Ceylon II. 145 Syrnium indranee, a brown wood owl,..is supposed by some to be the ‘oolanna’, or devil bird of the Sinhalese, whose horrid shriek at night terrifies the natives..some think it is not an owl, but a black night-raven. 1886 Boy's Own Paper 18 Sept. 810/3 We heard a most ghastly noise, and a magnificent devil-bird flew from a talipot-tree in full view against the sky. 1926 Times Lit. Suppl. 14 Jan. 23/2 The number of alternative explanations for the wild shrieks of the unidentified, and probably fabulous, ‘devil bird’ pleasantly indicates that ornithologists in Ceylon have still some worlds to conquer. 1972 Washington Post 12 Feb. c7 Naturalist Roger Caras tells about the devil bird of Ceylon. 1992 R. Gunesekera Monkfish Moon (1998) 115 Fox-bats flap and bitterns hide in rice fields, a shrieking ulama—the devil-bird—calls buku buku buku koa. 2009 M. Newton Hidden Animals 104 In 2001..residents of one Sri Lankan village caught a forest eagle owl, proclaiming it to be the devil bird. 4. English regional. The common swift, Apus apus. Cf. devil n. 6a. Also called devil, devilet, deviling. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > birds > perching birds > order Apodiformes > [noun] > family Apodidae > genus Apus > apus apus (swift) martinet1440 martleta1460 marlet1530 swift1668 black martin1673 Apus1774 longwing1786 deviling1797 devilet1828 flap-wing1834 squealer1854 devil1885 devil bird1885 1885 C. Swainson Provinc. Names Brit. Birds 95 From its impetuous flight and its dark colour, which give it an uncanny appearance, it is called..Devil bird (West Riding). 1926 Chambers's Jrnl. Apr. 235/1 The swift or Devil-bird is still counted as foretelling bad weather. 1962 Times 27 July 14/5 (headline) Devil birds ‘asleep on the wing’. 2005 Friends of Quantock Newslet. No. 59. 4/2 It is hoped that the black devil-birds..will continue to grace Somerset's summer skies. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2017; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1759
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