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phainopepla
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phainopepla, n. [NL., fr. Gr. shining + robe.].
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 . [1913 Webster]
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