notornis
/noh-tawr-nis/US // noʊˈtɔr nɪs //UK // (nəʊˈtɔːnɪs) //
艽草,艽草属植物,艽草草,艽草属动物
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a rare, flightless gallinulelike bird, Notornis mantelli, of New Zealand.
Examples
Among other interesting birds Notornis stanleyi is figured on the plate opposite p. 273.
White's figure clearly shows the long wing coverts characteristic of the genus Notornis.
This bird was nearly as large as Notornis, but with a very small head and with a frontal shield.
It might be described as: Resembling Aptornis, but with shorter bill and feet, thus more approaching Notornis.
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