Phainopepla \Pha*i`no*pep"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. faeino`s shining
+ pe`plos robe.] (Zool.)
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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