notornis

== English == === Etymology === From translingual Notornis (“a genus name”), from Ancient Greek νότος (nótos, “south”) + ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /nə(ʊ)ˈtɔːnɪs/ === Noun === notornis (New Zealand) The takahe, Porphyrio mantelli, a flightless rail native to New Zealand. [from 19th c.]