Regent bird Meaning, Definition & Usage

Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.), a beautiful Australian bower bird (Sericulus melinus). The male has the head, neck, and large patches on the wings, bright golden yellow, and the rest of the plumage deep velvety black; so called in honor of the Prince of Wales (afterward George IV.), who was Prince Regent in the reign of George III.

Webster 1913