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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
Phœnicophaus .
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reesetee commented on the word malcoha
from Encyc. Brit.: "also spelled Malkoha, any of several species of cuckoos of southern Asia, especially members of the genus Rhopodytes (often placed in Phaenicophaeus). Malcohas are noted for having a long tail, a stout bill with bristly base, and bare skin around the eyes. They are forest birds that move in a squirrellike manner along branches in thick vegetation.
February 17, 2007