pilotbird en · NOUN
Etymology
From pilot + bird.
Meanings
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A forest-dwelling species of songbird, Pycnoptilus floccosus, family Acanthizidae, of southeastern mainland Australia.
You may see, or hear, a pilot bird where the menura does not dwell; one pair, I know, has been at home for several years in a pocket of scrub near the roadway at Fern Tree Gully.
1927 July 28, The Advocate, Melbourne, page 37, column 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| pilotbirds | Number=Plur | lexicographic |