Koel

Word KOEL
Character 4
Hyphenation ‖Ko el
Pronunciations N/A

Definitions and meanings of "Koel"

What do we mean by koel?

A cuckoo of the genus Eudynamys, native to Asia, Australia and the Pacific.

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The word "koel" in example sentences

The incubation period of the egg of the koel is shorter than that of the crow, the consequence is that when, as usually happens, there is one of the former and several of the latter in a nest, the young koel is invariably the first to emerge. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

Among those birds of North Queensland jungles which have marked individualistic characters is that known as the koel cuckoo, which the blacks of some localities have named ❋ Unknown (2003)

At first the call of the koel is a squeak, but later it takes the form of a creditable, if ludicrous, attempt at a caw. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

Among those birds of North Queensland jungles which have marked individualistic characters is that known as the koel cuckoo, which the blacks of some localities have named "calloo-calloo" -- a mimetic term imitative of the most frequent notes of the bird. ❋ Unknown (1887)

When the summer rain comes, so does the distinctive call of the koel, or rainbird. ❋ Ivan Donn Carswell (2009)

The brain-fever bird and the koel call so seldom in September that their cries, when heard, cause surprise. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

The koel (_Eudynamis honorata_) occurs on the Nilgiris and has been shot at Ootacamund. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

Towards the end of the month the fluty call of the koel, another hot-weather chorister, may be heard in the eastern portions of northern India. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

This is a near relative of the Indian koel, which bears remarkable resemblance to an American hawk ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

The Indian oriole is not the only species which finds the climate of the United Provinces too severe for it in winter; the koel and the paradise flycatcher likewise desert us in the coldest months. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

Instead of the crescendo shriek of the koel, the pleasing double note of the European cuckoo meets the ear. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

The period of incubation for the koel's egg is shorter than that of the crow, hence at the outset the baby koel steals a march on his foster-brothers. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

I have not only heard the koel calling there, but have seen a young koel being fed by crows. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

During the earlier part of the month the notes of the koel and the brain-fever bird are heard on rare occasions; before October has given place to November, these noisy birds cease to trouble. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

I would therefore attribute the presence of the koel at Almora and its absence from other hill stations to the fact that at Almora alone the koel's dupe occurs. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

Among the latter the most prominent are the grey-necked crow, the koel, the myna, the king-crow and the magpie-robin. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

(_Hierococcyx varius_), there is no external difference between the sexes, while in others, such as the Indian koel (_Eudynamis honorata_), and the violet cuckoo (_Chrysococcyx xanthorhynchus_), the sexes are very dissimilar. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

Now, at Almora alone of the hill stations does _Corvus splendens_, the Indian house-crow, occur, and this is the usual victim of the koel. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

The Indian koel (_Eudynamis honorata_) is not to be numbered among the common birds of the Himalayas. ❋ Douglas Dewar (1916)

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