pedionomus torquatus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

Pedionomus torquatus
    n 1: small Australian bird related to the button quail;
         classified as wading bird but inhabits plains [syn: {plain
         wanderer}, {Pedionomus torquatus}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pedionomus \Pedionomus\ prop. n.
   A genus of birds including the {plains wanderer} ({Pedionomus
   torquatus}) of New South Wales as its only species. It is the
   only genus of the family {Pedionomidae} of the order
   {Passeriformes} and the plains wanderer is the only species
   in the family. The total world population (as of ca. 2000) is
   estimated to be 5 to 10 thousand.

   Note: See also http://www.philipmaher.com/plains.htm.

   Syn: genus Pedionomus.
        [WordNet 1.5]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

plains wanderer \plains wanderer\ n.
   A bird of the genus {Pedionomus} ({Pedionomus torquatus}) of
   New South Wales, the only species in the genus. {Pedionomus}
   is the only genus of the family {Pedionomidae} of the order
   {Passeriformes} and the plains wanderer is thus the only
   species in the family. The total world population (ca. 2000)
   is estimated to be 5 to 10 thousand.

   Note: See also http://www.philipmaher.com/plains.htm.

   Syn: plain wanderer.
        [WordNet 1.5]