Rainbird

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The word rainbird can mean more than one thing:

  • Rainbird, a name given to various birds thought to sing before rain, such as the British green woodpecker, the Jamaican cuckoo, the Australian shrike,the Australian channel-bill and the Asian Koel. It's also applied to certain swifts, whose migration is thought to signal the coming of rain.
  • Rainbird, an English Surname introduced by the Normans. The original Old French Rainbert is composed of the germanic elements ragin counsel and berht bright or famous. Historical variations of the name include: Raynbird, Rambert, Rambart and Ramart. The name also has an etymological association with Rainbird a nickname for the Plover bird.
  • Rainbird, a software label owned by Telecomsoft and later Microprose
  • Rain Bird, an irrigation supply manufacturer
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