Notornis

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

notornis
    n 1: flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules [syn:
         {notornis}, {takahe}, {Notornis mantelli}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Notornis \No*tor"nis\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. no`tos the south,
   or southwest + ? bird.] (Zool.)
   A genus of birds allied to the gallinules, but having
   rudimentary wings and incapable of flight. {Notornis
   Mantelli} was first known as a fossil bird of New Zealand,
   but subsequently a few individuals were found living on the
   southern island. It is supposed to be now nearly or quite
   extinct.
   [1913 Webster]