Rifleman

Japanese: rifleman
Rifleman

...All species have a thin, pointed beak. The rifleman Acanthisitta chloris (English name: rifleman) is found on both the North and South Islands of New Zealand, living mainly in forests and feeding on insects and spiders in tree trunks. The rock wren Xenicus gilviventris (English name: rock wren) (illustration) lives on rocky areas and forest edges in the mountains of the South Island, often feeding on rocky areas. ...

*Some of the terminology that mentions "rifleman" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…くちばしはどの種も細くとがっている。ミドリイワサザイAcanthisitta chloris(英名rifleman)はニュージーランドの南北両島に分布し,主として森林にすみ,樹幹部で昆虫やクモ類を採食して生活する。イワサザイXenicus gilviventris(英名rock wren)(イラスト)は南島の山地の岩場や林縁部に生息し,岩場で採食することが多い。…

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