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cock-of-the-rock, cock of the rock n.

A bird of the Andes (Rupicola peruviana) similar to Rupicola rupicola.

Synonyms: Rupicola peruviana.

Tropical bird of Northern South America (Rupicola rupicola), the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest.

Synonyms: cock of the rock, Rupicola rupicola.

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Etymology of 'Cock-of-the-rock'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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... Guiana. Its nest is found among the rocks. T. K. Salmon says: "I once went to see the breeding place of the Cock-of-the-Rock; and a darker or wilder place I have never been in. Following up a mountain stream the gorge became gradually more enclosed and more rocky, till I arrived at the mouth of a cave with high rock on each side, and overshadowed by high trees, into which the sun never penetrated. All was wet ...

— Birds Illustrated by Color Photograph [January, 1897] - A Monthly Serial designed to Promote Knowledge of Bird-Life • Various