d8Phainopepla \[d8]Pha*i`no*pep"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. [?]
shining + [?] robe.] (Zo[94]l.)
A small crested passerine bird ({Pha[8b]nopepla 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}.