Amytornis

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Translingual

Amytornis purnelli

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek Ἄμυτις (Ámutis, Achaemenid princess) + ὄρνις (órnis, bird).

Proper noun

Amytornis m

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Maluridae – the grasswrens.

Hyponyms

References

  • Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Further reading