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stitchbird

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stitch·bird

Definition of stitchbird 

: a nearly extinct honeyeater (Notiomystis cincta) of North Island, New Zealand, of which the male has black, yellow, and white plumage

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History and Etymology for stitchbird

so called from the resemblance of its call to the word stitch

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