brain-fever bird


noun
  1. an Indian cuckoo, Cuculus varius, that utters a repetitive call

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How to use brain-fever bird in a sentence

  • The caller drones out the numbers with a monotony only equalled by the brain-fever bird, and quite as disastrous to the nerves.

    War in the Garden of Eden | Kermit Roosevelt
  • The brain-fever bird (Hierococcyx varius) announces his arrival in the United Provinces by uttering an occasional "brain-fever."

  • The brain-fever bird and the koel call so seldom in September that their cries, when heard, cause surprise.

  • The brain-fever bird (Hierococcyx varius)—most vociferous of the cuculine tribe—seems to require no sleep.

    Glimpses of Indian Birds | Douglas Dewar
  • The brain-fever bird or hawk cuckoo (Hierococcyx varius) is facile princeps.

    Glimpses of Indian Birds | Douglas Dewar