brain-fever bird

noun

1. an Indian cuckoo, Cuculus varius , that utters a repetitive call

Example Sentences

You hear the trumpet of elephants and the shriek of the brain-fever bird, see the red soil and feel the intense heat.

From Washington Post

He was singing in a high-pitched tuneless voice, and his song seemed to enrage the "brain-fever" bird in the mango tree, where he had hidden silent since the dawn.

From Project Gutenberg

So persistent is it in calling that it is called in places the Brain-fever Bird.

From Project Gutenberg

People moved about without energy, mopping their faces and yearning for the relief of a nor'wester, while a "brain-fever" bird cried its melancholy cadences with aggravating monotony, from a tree in the Collector's garden, where every leaf and twig had a thick coating of dust.

From Project Gutenberg

What is known amongst English residents as the "brain-fever" bird, is common in some districts.

From Project Gutenberg