Essai (bird) - Essai

Japanese: エッサイ(鳥) - えっさい
Essai (bird) - Essai

…Both males and females are dark gray-blue above, but the males are light reddish brown below, while the females have horizontal white and black stripes, so at first glance they seem to be two different species. In the past, females were called Tsumi and males Essai (Etsusai) to distinguish them. They make a loud chirp. …

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Jesse (the bird)" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…雌雄とも上面は暗灰青色だが,下面は雄が淡赤褐色,雌が白と黒の横縞で,一見別種のように見える。かつては,雌をツミ,雄をエッサイ(悦哉)と呼んで区別していた。キッキッキッと鳴く。…

※「エッサイ(鳥)」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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