anhinga
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of anhinga
1760–70; < Portuguese < Tupi ayingá
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Meet the anhinga, a large water bird with a snaky neck that has joined other high-profile vagrant birds in recent years by making a rare appearance outside of its typical migration range.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
The anhinga in Brooklyn may be on its own, but there were earlier indications that the species had been making forays much farther north.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
He added that the anhinga “is a strong flier and quite a migrant, so it’s not necessarily a surprise this is happening.”
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
The Prospect Park anhinga is the first devil bird observed in Kings County, and only the second sighting in New York City since 1992.
From New York Times ● May 4, 2023
The latter, I must confess, did not seem to us so nice as the dark-colored meat of the anhinga.
From Adventures of a Young Naturalist by Parker Gillmore
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