RIFLE BIRD Definition & Meaning

rifle bird

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noun

any of several birds of paradise of Australia, having a long bill, dark plumage, and elaborate courtship displays.

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Origin of rifle bird¹

First recorded in 1825–35

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Armed with a 12-bore sawn-off shotgun and a .22 rifle, Bird called victims over to his car during the rampage as if to ask a question, then shot them, the hearing was told.

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Armed with a 12-bore sawn-off shotgun and a .22 rifle, Bird called victims over to his car during the rampage as if to ask the time, then shot them, the hearing was told.

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“The rifle bird; a near relative, I believe, to the birds of paradise.”

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He raised his gun to shoot the rifle bird, but lowered it again.

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Then there is that beautiful purply black kind of crow—the rifle bird they call it.

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