rare bird

Logic is a rare bird in these parts and Crimea is nothing short of a powder keg.

Original and acid-tongued, Louie is a rare bird among tired sitcoms.

After all, he was that rare bird who never really knew he was meant to direct movies until the career found him.

It is not less evident that Miss Kellogg is a consummate musician—that "rare bird" on the operatic boards.

It is a very rare bird, and its being here is a sign something good is going to happen.

Once I saw a rare bird, a black eagle in magnificent flight; and so whatever happened I had my reward in that sight.

During the reign of Shiao Wu there was commonly seen a rare bird, which would eat nothing.

An extremely rare bird, a robin, hopped from his path and continued a fruitless search for insects.