REGENT BIRD


Meaning of REGENT BIRD in English

noun

Etymology: so called in honor of George, Prince of Wales (afterward George IV died 1830 King of Great Britain and Ireland), regent during the period (1811-20) when his father George III was still alive but permanently deranged

: a showy Australian bowerbird ( Sericulus chrysocephalus ) that in the male has the head, neck, and large patches on the wings bright golden yellow and the rest of the plumage deep velvety black

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