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Huia bird — Hu ia bird [Native name; so called from its cry.] (Zo[ o]l.) A New Zealand starling ({Heteralocha acutirostris}), remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and straight,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Huia — This article is about the extinct bird species. For other uses, see Huia (disambiguation). Huia A pair (male in front of female) Painting by J.G. Keulemans from W.L. Buller s A History of the Birds of New Zealand (1888) … Wikipedia
huia — ˈhüyə noun also huia bird ( s) Etymology: Maori huia : a bird (Neomorpha acutirostris or Heteralocha acutirostris) related to the starlings, confined to a small region in the mountains of New Zealand, and having black white tipped tail feathers… … Useful english dictionary
huia — /hooh yeuh/, n. an apparently extinct, crowlike bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, of New Zealand, noted for the completely different bill shapes of the male and female. [1835 45; < Maori huia] * * * … Universalium
huia — /ˈhujə / (say hoohyuh) noun an extinct New Zealand bird, Heteralocha acutirostris, family Callaeatidae, glossy black with orange wattles, whose white tipped tail feathers were valued by Maoris as ornaments. {Maori} …
Saddleback (bird) — For other uses, see Saddleback (disambiguation). Saddleback North Island Saddleback Conservation status … Wikipedia
List of bird extinctions by year — 17th century1690 *Reunion Sheldrake18th century1700 *Guadeloupe Amazon1722 *Martinique Amazon1760 *Lesser Antillean Macaw *Society Parakeet1770 *Réunion Parakeet1793 *Oceanic Eclectus Parrot19th century1800 *Amsterdam Island Duck *Dominican Green … Wikipedia
Heteralocha acutirostris — Huia bird Hu ia bird [Native name; so called from its cry.] (Zo[ o]l.) A New Zealand starling ({Heteralocha acutirostris}), remarkable for the great difference in the form and length of the bill in the two sexes, that of the male being sharp and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Heteralocha acutirostris — Huia … Wikipedia Español
Гуйя — †Гуйя Птица с изогнутым клювом на заднем плане взрослая самка, птица на переднем плане взрослый самец. Художник Й. Г. Кёлеманс, 1888 … Википедия
