稲負鳥いなおおせどり

noun

migratory bird arriving in autumn (species uncertain, perhaps a wagtail)

Archaic noun; the exact species is unknown. Cross-referenced with 鶺鴒 (せきれい, wagtail), but the identification is tentative.

See also: 鶺鴒

• 古ふるい和わ歌かに「稲負鳥いなおおせどり」という名なが見みえるが、どの鳥とりを指さすかははっきりしない。

  The name 稲負鳥 appears in old waka poems, but it is unclear which bird it refers to.