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.”

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