Category:Phainopepla

Pha*i`no*pep"la, n. Etym: [nl., fr. Gr. (zoöl.)

Defn: a small crested passerine bird (phaïnopepla 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.