Australian slang: A "no-hoper" or fool. So what is the true story? There was an Australian racehorse called Drongo during the early 1920s. It seems likely that he was named after the bird called the 'drongo'. He wasn't a an absolute no-hoper of a racehorse: he ran second in a VRC Derby and St Leger, third in the AJC St Leger, and fifth in the 1924 Sydney Cup. He often came very close to winning major races, but in 37 starts he never won a race.
The Spangled Drongo has glossy black plumage, with iridescent blue-green spots (spangles), a long forked tail and blood red eyes. Sexes are similar, but the female is slightly smaller. Occasional white spotting can be seen on the upper wings of both sexes. Young birds are more sooty black without the spangles and the eye is brown. The Spangled Drongo is noisy and conspicuous, usually active, and frequently aggressive to other species.
~Display at Australian Museum~
@beachdog it is indeed Barb lol @francoise I know a few people like that too as well as some real drongos @3rdxoff glad you liked it - I wonder the reactions when you used drongo hahaha @leananiemand I love words and knowledge - can't help myself @salza I love the birds with eyes like that - magpies crows etc
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Terry Pratchett has a character 'Mad Drongo' (of The Unseen University) in one of his books... Nice to learn the name wasn't taken just out of the air... :-p
@francoise I know a few people like that too as well as some real drongos
@3rdxoff glad you liked it - I wonder the reactions when you used drongo hahaha @leananiemand I love words and knowledge - can't help myself
@salza I love the birds with eyes like that - magpies crows etc
Terry Pratchett has a character 'Mad Drongo' (of The Unseen University) in one of his books... Nice to learn the name wasn't taken just out of the air... :-p