phainopeplan.
/ˌfʌɪnəʊˈpɛplə/, U.S. /ˌfaɪnoʊˈpɛplə/ A crested flycatcher, Phainopepla nitens (family Bombycillidae or Ptilogonatidae), of the south-western United States and north-western Mexico, which has glossy black plumage with white wing patches (in the male) or brownish-grey plumage (in the female) and red eyes. Also (in form Phainopepla): the monotypic genus comprising this bird.
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1858 S. F. Baird Birds (U.S. War Dept.: Rep. Explor. Route Pacific IX) 923 in U.S. Congress. Serial Set (33rd Congr., 2nd Sess.: House of Representatives Executive Doc. 91) Mr. Sclater writes that the type of Cichlopsis..is very different from Ptilogonys nitens, Sw. He proposes for the latter the generic name of Phainopepla, Sclater.
1886 Auk 3 68 Phainopeplas darted after insects from the sides of the cañon.
1902 F. M. Bailey Handbk. Birds Western U.S. 390 The phainopepla is a bird of the southwest desert country.
1947 R. Bedichek Adventures with Texas Naturalist xi. 134 Here [i.e. in western Texas] I saw for the first time the famous phainopepla... The male..is velvet black with a greenish sheen about the shoulders; has a tall slender crest, curved forward, and a reddish iris.
1987 Field Guide Birds N. Amer. (National Geographic Soc.) (ed. 2) 344 Phainopeplas nest in early spring in mesquite brushlands, feeding chiefly on insects, mistletoe berries.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2005; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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