crow-pheasant

[ kroh-fez-uhnt ]

noun
  1. a large coucal, Centropus sinensis, of Asia, having black and brown plumage and a long tail.

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How to use crow-pheasant in a sentence

  • The nest of the crow-pheasant or coucal is a massive structure, globular in shape, with the entrance at one side.

  • Other birds that lift up their voices at early dawn are the crow-pheasant, the black partridge and the peacock.

  • The crow-pheasant is widely distributed in India, being found in gardens, in cultivated fields, and in the jungle.

    Jungle Folk | Douglas Dewar
  • On 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 Dewar
  • It hops about in thick bushes with considerable address, much as a crow-pheasant does.