stumptail, noun

Origin:
South African DutchShow more Translation of South African Dutch stompstertje, stomp stump(y) + stertje little tail.
The crombec, Sylvietta refuscens.
1884, 1901 [see crombec].
1908 Haagner & Ivy Sketches of S. Afr. Bird-Life 80The Crombec (Sylviella rufescens), known to the farmers as the Stomp-stertje (Stump-tail), is ash-grey above and tawny-buff below.
1955 Mackworth-Praed & Grant Birds E. & N.E. Afr. II. 423Crombecs or Stump-tails,..Called Crombecs by the early Dutch settlers in South Africa because of their curved bills.
1970 G.J. Broekhuysen in Std Encycl. of Sn Afr. II. 343Sylviidae. Another very large family, which includes many birds commonly known as warblers...Among them are..the krombek or stumptail (Sylvietta refuscens), [etc.].
The crombec, Sylvietta refuscens.
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