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Probably in reference to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain or thunderstorms.
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Today it means: Synonym of yellow-billed cuckoo. Full definition →
Probably in reference to the bird's habit of calling on hot days, often presaging rain or thunderstorms.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.