brain-fever bird
Britishnoun
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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
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
During the earlier part of the month the notes of the koel and the brain-fever bird are heard on rare occasions; before October has given place to November, these noisy birds cease to trouble.
From A Bird Calendar for Northern India by Dewar, Douglas
From the woods all about came the songs of birds,—among them the contributions of a couple of birds which I was not then acquainted with: the brain-fever bird and the coppersmith.
From Following the Equator, Part 6 by Twain, Mark
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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