crow-pheasant
[ kroh-fez-uhnt ]
noun
a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.
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The nest of the crow-pheasant or coucal is a massive structure, globular in shape, with the entrance at one side.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarOther birds that lift up their voices at early dawn are the crow-pheasant, the black partridge and the peacock.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas DewarThe crow-pheasant is widely distributed in India, being found in gardens, in cultivated fields, and in the jungle.
Jungle Folk | Douglas DewarOn looking up, I saw a crow-pheasant (Centropus rufipennis) running up a branch in the inimitable manner of his kind.
Glimpses of Indian Birds | Douglas DewarIt hops about in thick bushes with considerable address, much as a crow-pheasant does.
Birds of the Indian Hills | Douglas Dewar
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