Found 2 items, similar to notornis.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: notornis notornis n : flightless New Zealand birds similar to gallinules [syn: takahe, Notornis mantelli]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Notornis Notornis \No*tor"nis\, prop. n. [NL., fr. Gr. no`tos the south, or southwest + ? bird.] (Zo["o]l.) 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]