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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

1. n. An Australian corvine bird, Corcorax melanorhamphus, a sort of chough, noted for the singular actions of the male in pairing-time. It is 16 inches long, sooty-black with a slight purplish gloss, and has a large white alar speculum formed by the inner webs of the primaries; the bill and feet are black, the eyes scarlet. The female is similar, but a little smaller. This bird is the Australian type or representative of the Asiatic desert-choughs (see Poduces), and of the European Alpine and common red-legged choughs.

GNU Webster's 1913

1. n. An Australian insessorial bird (Corcorax melanorhamphus) noted for the curious actions of the male during the breeding season. It is black with a white patch on each wing.