Kurrichane thrush
English edit
Etymology edit
From a corrupted form of Kaditshwene (“a town in the North West province of South Africa”).
Noun edit
Kurrichane thrush (plural Kurrichane thrushes)
- Any of species Turdus libonyanus of thrushes, native to sub-Saharan Africa.
- 1982, TC Boyle, Water Music, Penguin, published 2006, page 336:
- Wild begonias and ferns along the road, stumps choked with purple and white convolvuli, a kurrichane thrush massaging the shadows with long liquid glides and quick curt mordents.
References edit
- Kurrichane thrush on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Turdus libonyanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Turdus libonyanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons