夕ゆう影かげ鳥どりMeanings1nounlesser cuckoorare termRare term for the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus); the common name is 時鳥 (ほととぎす).See also: 時鳥夕ゆう影かげ鳥どりは、ほととぎすの別べつ名めいとして古ふるい文ぶん献けんに見みられることがある。The name 夕影鳥 sometimes appears in old texts as an alternative name for the lesser cuckoo.