Roadrunner - Roadrunner (English spelling)

Japanese: ミチバシリ(道走) - ミチバシリ（英語表記）roadrunner

A general term for two bird species in the genus Geococcyx and family Lesser Cuckoos. This species is the most adapted to life on land, and both its English and Japanese names were given to it because it runs on the ground to catch prey such as lizards. The greater roadrunner Geococcyx californianus (illustration), which is about 60 cm in length, is found from the southwestern United States to Mexico, while the lesser roadrunner G. velox , which is about 50 cm in length, is found from southern Mexico to Central America. Both species have gray-brown plumage with white and black spots above and white bellies.

Source: Heibonsha World Encyclopedia, 2nd Edition Information

Japanese:

ホトトギス目ホトトギス科ミチバシリ属の鳥2種の総称。この仲間はもっとも地上生活に適応していて，英名も和名も，地上を走ってトカゲなどの獲物をつかまえるところからつけられた。全長約60cmのオオミチバシリGeococcyx californianus（イラスト）はアメリカ南西部からメキシコに，全長約50cmのコミチバシリG.veloxはメキシコ南部から中央アメリカにかけて分布する。羽色は，2種とも上面は灰褐色に白色，黒色の斑があり，腹は白い。

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