Meaning of brubru | Babel Free

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Also more fully as brubru shrike: a bird in the bushshrike family found in sub-Saharan Africa (Nilaus afer).

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“L[anius] Capensis, Shaw. le Brubru, Le Vaill.; Brubru Shrike. […] Native of the Cape of Good Hope⟳. From its peculiar note⟳ brubru, it derives its trivial name⟳.”

“It was in the trees south of Timbuktu that I saw⟳ most of the Brubrus, […]”

“A pair of adult brubrus taken at Moroto, Uganda, 3,500 feet, on May 15, are referrable to the nominate⟳ race⟳, although they are not wholly typical of it.”

“I distinguished the rasping whistles of bru-brus, the clarion choruses of red and yellow barbets, the feverish chattering of superb starlings and the harsh squawks of white-headed buffalo weavers.”

“This bird of dry scrub could be confused with a variety of other similar-looking species, including the tchagras[…], but the Brubru is short-tailed and very white in the face⟳ and breast. […] The song is a distinctive rolling trill, "prrrrrrrp-prrrrrrrrp", not dissimilar to an old telephone ringing, which is far-carrying.”

“They also saw⟳ some tasty representatives of the local avian wildlife in the form⟳ of bru-brus, crombecs, tawny eagles and marico flycatchers.”

CEFR level