Phainopepla

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Phainopepla \Pha*i`no*pep"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. faeino`s shining
     + pe`plos robe.] (Zool.)
     A small crested passerine bird ({Pha["i]nopepla nitens}),
     native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult
     male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is
     brownish. Called also {black flycatcher}.


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