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It is an important bird in folklore. The cuckoo has traditionally been associated with sexual incontinence and infidelity. [9] An old name for the cuckoo was "cuckold's chorister", [10] and old broadsides played on the idea that the cuckoo's call was a reproach to husbands whose wives were unfaithful:
Call of the Cuckoo (1927) is a Hal Roach two reel silent film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. [1] The film's principal star is comedian Max Davidson, though the film is just as well known for cameos from other Roach stars at the time. These cameos include renowned supporting player Jimmy Finlayson (the source of Homer Simpson's "D'oh!"
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Musicologists such as Matthew Head and Suzannah Clark believe that birdsong has had a large though admittedly unquantifiable influence on the development of music. [2] [3] Birdsong has influenced composers in several ways: they can be inspired by birdsong; [4] they can intentionally imitate bird song in a composition; [4] they can incorporate recordings of birds into their works; [5] or they ...
The greater coucal or crow pheasant (Centropus sinensis), is a large non-parasitic member of the cuckoo order of birds, the Cuculiformes. A widespread resident in the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia, it is divided into several subspecies, some being treated as full species. They are large, crow-like with a long tail and coppery brown ...
"Cuckoo" director Tilman Singer discusses Hunter Schafer's onscreen vocal performance and music's role in his horror film, ... For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us ...
Cuckoo clock "Cuckoo, Cuckoo", a song by Animal Collective from Strawberry Jam; Cuckoo hashing, a computer programming algorithm; Cuckoo roller, a bird in a different order from the cuckoos; Cuckoo Song (disambiguation) CuckooChess, a chess program by Peter Österlund; Cuckooshrike, a bird of yet another order; HMS Cuckoo, a list of ships of ...
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