Kittlitz's murrelet
noun
Kitt·litz's murrelet
ˈkitlə̇ts(ə̇z)-
: a murrelet (Brachyramphus brevirostre) having buff spots and ranging from Japan and Kamchatka to Alaska
Word History
Etymology
after Baron Friedrich von Kittlitz †1874 German officer, ornithologist, and traveler