Lyrebird (English spelling)

Japanese: コトドリ(琴鳥) - コトドリ（英語表記）lyrebird

A general term for birds in the passerine family Menuridae, or one of them. There are two species in this family, the Common Lyrebird and the Albert's Lyrebird, which are distributed locally in eastern Australia. Both species have a blend of plumage, but the male has a unique tail feather shape, which is famous for spreading and displaying during the breeding season. The name Lyrebird comes from the tail feathers, which resemble a lyre. They are large terrestrial birds that live in forests, and males are slightly larger than females. The male Lyrebird Menura novaehollandiae (illustration) is 80 to 97 cm in total length (of which the tail feathers are about 55 cm), while the male Albert's Lyrebird M. alberti is about 90 cm long and the female is about 65 cm long.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

スズメ目コトドリ科Menuridaeの鳥の総称，またはそのうちの1種を指す。この科の鳥はコトドリとアルバートコトドリの2種があり，オーストラリア東部に局地的に分布する。両種とも羽色はじみだが，雄は独特の形の尾羽をもち，繁殖期にこの尾羽を広げてディスプレーをするので有名。その尾羽を竪琴に見たてて，コトドリの名がある。彼らは森林にすむ地上生の大きな鳥で，雄のほうが雌より少し大きく，コトドリMenura novaehollandiae（イラスト）の雄は全長80～97cm(このうち尾羽は約55cm)，アルバートコトドリM.albertiは雄約90cm，雌約65cm。

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