| 释义 |
matata N.Z.|ˈmatata|
[Maori.]
= fern-bird (fern n.1 2 b).
1835W. Yate Acct. N.Z. (ed. 2) ii. 60 Matata—A small dusky-coloured bird, with a white and brown spotted breast. 1863A. S. Atkinson Jrnl. 29 Sept. in Richmond–Atkinson Papers (1960) II. 64 The korimakos in the bush and the larks and matatas in the open about us. 1882[see fern-bird (fern n.1 2 b)]. 1966R. A. Falla et al. Field Guide to Birds N.Z. 205 Fernbird. Bowdleria punctata. Other names: Matata, Tataki Thrush. |