Brahminy kite

American  

[brah-muh-nee] / ˈbrɑ mə ni /

noun

1. a common kite, Haliastur indus, of southern Asia and the southwest Pacific islands, having reddish-brown plumage with a white head and breast.

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Etymology

Origin of Brahminy kite

First recorded in 1880–85; Brahminy, derivative of Brahmin, by analogy to such words as Bengali

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Brahminy kite

Garūda, the Brahminy kite, the bird on which Vishnu rides, was the great subduer of snakes, and hence probably snake-charmers are called Garūdi.

From The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala by Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)