The Collaborative International Dictionary
black flycatcher
Phainopepla \Pha*i`no*pep"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shining + ? robe.] (Zo["o]l.) A small crested passerine bird ( Pha["i]nopepla nitens), native of Mexico and the Southern United States. The adult male is of a uniform glossy blue-black; the female is brownish. Called also black flycatcher.