helmet-shrike
noun
Any of several sociable songbirds of savannah and woodland in sub-Saharan Africa, most of which are characterized by crests and often colourful bills or eye-wattles.
- Formerly included in the family Laniidae or Malaconotidae, helmet-shrikes are now usually placed in their own family, Prionopidae..
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Edgar Layard (1824–1900).
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