Klaas’s cuckoo, noun phrase

/ˌklɑːsəz ˈkʊkuː/
Forms:
Also Klaas’ cuckoo.
Origin:
French, DutchShow more Translation of French Coucou de Klaas, Coucou cuckoo + de of + Dutch Klaas, abbreviation of Nikolaas; so named by the French explorer Francois le Vaillant (see quotations 1800 and 1899).
The green and bronze cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas of the Cuculidae; mietjie. Also attributive.
[1800 F. Le Vaillant Histoire Naturelle des Oiseaux d’Afrique V. 54Ce fut Klaas qui..tua prés de la rivière Platte l’espèce de coucou auquel je donne son nom...Je ne balance pas á regarder le Coucou de Klaas comme une espèce particulière et bien distincte du coucou didric.]
c1808 C. von Linné System of Nat. Hist. VIII. 240Klaas’s Cuckoo, So named by Vaillant from his favourite Hottentot servant, who brought him the species here described.
1867 E.L. Layard Birds of S. Afr. 250Klaas’s cuckoo is not uncommon in most wooded parts of the colony.
1899 R.B. & J.D.S. Woodward Natal Birds 118Klaas’s Cuckoo...Monsieur Le Vaillant named this Cuckoo after his Hottentot servant Klaas, who was almost as fond of birds as himself...He saw Klaas’s Cuckoo perched on a twig.
1903 Stark & Sclater Birds of S. Afr. III. 188Klaas’s Cuckoo frequents both bush and thorn lands.
1923 Haagner & Ivy Sketches of S. Afr. Bird-Life 284 (caption)Klaas’ or Bronze Cuckoo.
1936 E.L. Gill First Guide to S. Afr. Birds 108Among the birds parasitized by Klaas’s Cuckoo are various sunbirds, warblers and kingfishers.
1953 J.M. Winterbottom Common Birds of S.-E. 10Klaas’s Cuckoo (C. klaas)..has white outer tail-feathers.
1964 P.A. Clancey Birds of Natal & Zululand 222The young Klaas’ cuckoo ejects the nestlings of the foster parent a few days after hatching.
1978 McLachlan & Liversidge Roberts’ Birds of S. Afr. 250Klaas’s Cuckoo...A common species of the savannas and rocky hills.
1989 Weekend Post 4 Nov. (Leisure) 3We recently had to raise a Klaas cuckoo chick.
The green and bronze cuckoo Chrysococcyx klaas of the Cuculidae; mietjie. Also attributive.
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