noun
Rare term for the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus). In modern Japanese, this bird is almost always called 時鳥 (ほととぎす). The kanji 網鳥 is seldom used.
See also: 時鳥
「網鳥」は、ほととぎすの別名として古い文献に見られることがある。
The term 網鳥 can be found in old texts as another name for the lesser cuckoo.