百もも千ち鳥どり

noun

many birds; various kinds of birds

Poetic term for a multitude of birds or diverse bird species. Not used in everyday speech; appears in classical poetry and literary works.

• 春はるの野のに百もも千ち鳥どりの声こえが響ひびく。

  The voices of many birds echo across the spring fields.

noun

plover

Archaic name for the plover (チドリ). This usage is obsolete and only found in historical texts.

See also: チドリ

• 古ふるい和わ歌かでは、百もも千ち鳥どりがチドリを指さすことがある。

  In old waka poetry, 百千鳥 sometimes refers to the plover.

noun

Japanese bush warbler; Japanese nightingale

Archaic name for the Japanese bush warbler (ウグイス). This usage is obsolete and only found in historical texts.

See also: ウグイス

• 百もも千ち鳥どりは、古ふるくはウグイスの別べつ名めいとしても使つかわれた。

  百千鳥 was also used in ancient times as another name for the Japanese bush warbler.