English Dictionary

devil bird

名詞

An avian cryptid of Sri Lanka, said to emit human-sounding shrieks that portend death; possibly the spot-bellied eagle owl (Bubo nipalensis) or Ceylon highland nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus).

日本語の意味

スリランカに伝わる伝説上の鳥で、人間のような声で叫ぶとされ、不吉な死の前兆とされる。具体的には、斑点腹を持つフクロウ（Bubo nipalensis）またはセイロン高地に生息する夜行性の鳥（Caprimulgus indicus）の可能性がある。

At midnight the old tracker swore he had heard the devil bird's human-like shriek, and the whole village fell silent with dread.

真夜中、古い猟師はスリランカの死を告げる鳥の人間のような悲鳴を聞いたと誓い、村中が恐怖で静まり返った。

意味（1）

An avian cryptid of Sri Lanka, said to emit human-sounding shrieks that portend death; possibly the spot-bellied eagle owl (Bubo nipalensis) or Ceylon highland nightjar (Caprimulgus indicus).

Residents of Sri Lanka, an island nation off the southern coast of India, describe a devil bird — also known as ulama — that is seldom seen but often heard at night, when it utters an eerie cry like that of “a boy in torture, whose screams are stopped by being strangled.“

devil birds （ plural ）