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toppie|ˈtɒpɪ|
[perh. f. topknot.]
A small brown bulbul of the genus Pycnonotus, found in southern Africa, either the Cape bulbul, P. capensis, or the red-eyed bulbul, P. nigricans.
1899G. Russell Hist. Old Durban viii. 176 Doves cooed and ‘Toppies’ answered each other obtrusively. 1940A. Roberts Birds S. Afr. 225 Cape Bulbul, or Toppie..is not such a common bird as the Layard's Bulbul found further east. 1951R. Campbell Light on Dark Horse x. 142 The commonest bird in Africa, the Toppie as we call him.., is a great character. 1964D. Varaday Gara-Yaka xv. 126 His best friends became the Toppies, the conical-helmeted small dark birds that disclose the presence of snakes. 1971J. Drummond Farewell Party vi. 35 There were birds..finches and toppies and a collared sunbird. |