Crossword-Solution: RAINBIRD
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| bird whose call is believed to be a sign of impending rain | 1 answer |
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Poet’s word, with inverted comma, for the end of the day
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Hint 1 meaning
The old plural of Eye.
Hint 2 anagram
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Sentences with RAINBIRD (5)
FROM THE PEN OF MISS ALICE RAINBIRD {258} THERE was once a king, and he had a queen; and he was the manliest of his sex, and she was the loveliest of hers.
The very first time I fired my gun I brought down one of the most curious and beautiful of the Malacca birds, the blue-billed gaper (Cymbirhynchus macrorhynchus), called by the Malays the "Rainbird." It is about the size of a starling, black and rich claret colour with white shoulder stripes, and a very large and broad bill of the most pure cobalt blue above and orange below, while the iris is emerald green.
The snow-melted torrents are brawling; The hills, orange-misted and blue, Are touched with the voice of the rainbird Unsullied and new.
THE END * * * * * [Footnote A: The titles of the romances by which Alice Rainbird, Nettie Ashford and the Pirate-Colonel sought to veil their meanings will be found on page 31.] [Transcriber's Note: The page this footnote refers to doesn't exist in this book.
The parrot, macaw and toucan are found in all parts; the crow, blackbird, Mexican jay, ricebird, swallow, rainbird, wood-pecker, humming-bird and trogon are also widely distributed.