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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

NOTORNIS

No *tor "nis, n. Etym: [NL. , fr. Gr. (Zoöl.)

Defn: 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.

New American Oxford Dictionary

notornis

no tor nis |nōˈtôrnis noʊˈtɔrnɪs | ▶noun another term for takahe. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek notos ‘south ’ + ornis ‘bird. ’

Oxford Dictionary

notornis

notornis |nə (ʊ )ˈtɔːnɪs | ▶noun another term for takahe. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Greek notos ‘south ’ + ornis ‘bird ’.