綱つな鳥どりMeanings1nounlesser cuckoorare termRare term for the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus). In modern Japanese, ホトトギス is far more common.See also: ホトトギス綱つな鳥どりは、ホトトギスの古ふるい呼よび名なの一ひとつだ。綱鳥 is an old name for the lesser cuckoo.