Phainopepla \Pha*i`no*pep"la\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? shining + ? robe.]

(Zo["o]l.) A small crested passerine bird (Pha["i]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.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)