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crombec|ˈkrɒmbɛk| [Used in this form by Le Vaillant Histoire naturelle des oiseaux d'Espagne 1802; f. Du. krom crooked + bek beak n.] A popular name for African warblers of the genus Sylvietta.
[1875–84Layard Birds S. Afr. 303 Sylvietta rufescens{ddd}The ‘Stomp⁓stertje’ of the Dutch colonists, and the ‘Crombec’ of Le Vaillant.] 1901Stark & Sclater Birds S. Afr. II. 117 Sylviella [sic] pallida. The Zambesi Crombec. 1908Haagner & Ivy Sk. S. Afr. Bird Life 80 The Crombec (Sylviella rufescens), known to the farmers as the Stomp-stertje (Stump-tail), is ash-grey above and tawny-buff below. 1955Mackworth-Praed & Grant Birds E. & N.E. Afr. II. 423 Crombecs or Stump-tails... Called Crombecs by the early Dutch settlers in South Africa because of their curved bills. |