brain-fever bird
Britishnoun
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What is known amongst English residents as the "brain-fever" bird, is common in some districts.
From India and the Indians by Elwin, Edward Fenton
He was singing in a high-pitched tuneless voice, and his song seemed to enrage the "brain-fever" bird in the mango tree, where he had hidden silent since the dawn.
From The Heart of Denise and Other Tales by Levett-Yeats, S. (Sidney)
There are two species of brain-fever bird that disport themselves in the Himalayas.
From Birds of the Indian Hills by Dewar, Douglas
The caller drones out the numbers with a monotony only equalled by the brain-fever bird, and quite as disastrous to the nerves.
From War in the Garden of Eden by Roosevelt, Kermit
The brain-fever bird and the koel call so seldom in September that their cries, when heard, cause surprise.
From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas
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