rhinochetos jubatus

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rhinochetos jubatus - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Kagu \Ka"gu\, n. (Zool.)
     A singular, crested, grallatorial bird (Rhinochetos jubatus)
     , native of New Caledonia. It is gray above, paler
     beneath, and the feathers of the wings and tail are
     handsomely barred with brown, black, and gray. It is allied
     to the sun bittern.
     [1913 Webster]