chaparral cock
Britishnoun
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Frightened by the voice and the thunder of hoofs, a chaparral cock darted from beneath the horse's nose.
From Atlantic Narratives Modern Short Stories by Ashe, Elizabeth
The first crier replied, "The chaparral cock, who sat on the horn of the deer, and the crow, who sat on its backbone."
From Ceremonial of Hasjelti Dailjis and Mythical Sand Painting of the Navajo Indians by Stevenson, James
This was the home of the crow, but there were other feathered people there, and the chaparral cock.
From Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest by Judson, Katharine Berry
A chaparral cock strutted from its decapitated enemy, a rattlesnake, and disappeared in the chaparral.
From Hopalong Cassidy's Rustler Round-Up by Mulford, Clarence Edward
"The chaparral cock, who sat on the horn of the deer, and the crow who sat on its backbone."
From Myths and Legends of California and the Old Southwest by Judson, Katharine Berry
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