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Phainopepla

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.

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phainopepla

n. A small crested passerine bird, ''http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phainopepla%20nitens''.

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Phainopepla

The phainopepla or northern phainopepla (Phainopepla nitens) is the most northerly representative of the mainly tropical Central American family Ptiliogonatidae, the silky flycatchers. Its name is from the Greek phain pepla meaning "shining robe" in reference to the male's plumage.