krrr-krrr-krrr.

n.  the “monotonous, hollow-sounding series of notes” sung by the African Crake, as described in Illustrated Guide to the Birds of Southern Africa by Ian Sinclair; the harsh call of the Yellow-Headed Caracara bird, as described in A Guide to the Birds of Panama by Robert S. Ridgely.

krrrk.

n.  a hen’s warning to her chicks not to feed.

<[I]f the food is not good, she says, “Krrrk,” in a low tone, meaning, “don’t touch it!”  —Minnie Rose Lovgreen, Minnie Rose Lovgreen’s Recipe for Raising Chickens.>

n.  a toad’s croaky exclamation; see also krrk.

<Get those Foodslaves into the pit.  Krrk!  —Brian Jacques, Salamandastron.>

n.  the “querulous” call of the Black Noddy, as described in A Guide to the Birds of Southeast Asia by Craig Robson.


n.  the crunching sound of something impacting metal, as in the novel Prisoner by Johnny Wallbank.


n.  the grating call of the White-Throated Robin, as described in Birds of Kenya and Northern Tanzania by Dale A. Zimmerman.


n.  the growling utterance of the Common Pochard bird, as described in A Guide to the Birds of Western Africa by Ron Demey.


n.  the sharp alarm sound of the Comoro Thrust, as described in Thrushes by Peter Clement.

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