浅あさ羽は鳥どりMeanings1nounlesser cuckoorare termRare term for the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus). In modern Japanese, this bird is almost always called 時鳥 (ほととぎす).See also: 時鳥浅あさ羽は鳥どりは、ほととぎすの古ふるい異い名みょうの一ひとつである。浅羽鳥 is one of the old alternative names for the lesser cuckoo (ほととぎす).