drongo

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  1. A name given by Le Vaillant, in the form drongeur, to a South African bird afterward known as the musical drongo, Dicrurus musicus; then extended to the numerous African, Asiatic, and East Indian fly-catching crow-like birds with long forked tails which compose the family Dicruridæ. They are also called drongo-shrikes. The Buchanga atra of India and the further East is an example.
  2. [capitalized] [NL.] The generic name of a Madagascan species usually known as Dicrurus or Edolius forficatus. In this sense the quasi-Latin form Drongus is found.

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  • The creature I had chosen was a black drongo (Dicrurus macrocerus), a bird about the size of a jackdaw. —  Omni: May 1994
  • The black drongo and hair-crested drongo are summer visitors, however, and stay in the area of breeding. —  Omni: May 1994
  • The unusua was distrusted, and it was doubtful whether they actually recognized and identified her as a drongo. —  Omni: May 1994
  • Perhaps Yat Ho was just a strange drongo, given to bursts of violence anyway? —  Omni: May 1994
  • As we sauntered towards the boat jetty, a racket tailed drongo posed for a picture, as did a Giant Malabar Squirrel and a Nilgiri Langur, both of whom were eyeing a large, ripe jackfruit. —  TravelPod.com Recent Updates
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