Rodrigues night heron en · NOUN
Meanings
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An extinct species of heron, Nycticorax megacephalus, that lived on Rodrigues in the Mascarene Islands.
The Rodrigues night heron was an early casualty from the Mascarenes and is particularly interesting for a heron in that it was probably flightless.
2000, Errol Fuller, Extinct Birds, Oxford, page 74:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rodrigues night herons | Number=Plur | lexicographic |