This bird-name was «given by LeVaillant in the form drongeur to a South African birdafterwards known as the Musical Drongo, Dicrurusmusicus, then extended to numerous . . . fly-catching,crow-like birds.» (`Century.') The name is applied inAustralia to Chibia bracteata, Gould, which is calledthe Spangled Drongo.
1895. W. 0. Legge, `Australasian Association for theAdvancement of Science' (Brisbane), p. 448:
«There being but one member of the interesting Asiatic genus Drongo in Australia, it was thought best to characterizeit simply as the Drongo without any qualifying term.»