dicholophus cristata

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dicholophus cristata - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Seriema \Ser`i*e"ma\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
     either of two large South American birds related to the
     cranes, the cariama of Southern Brazil (Cariama cristata,
     formerly Dicholophus cristata) or the Chunga burmeisteri
     of Argentina. They have an erectile crest and a short, broad
     bill. They are often domesticated.
     [1913 Webster +PJC]