賤しず鳥とりMeanings1nounlesser cuckoorare termRare term for the lesser cuckoo (Cuculus poliocephalus). The more common name is 時鳥 (ほととぎす).See also: 時鳥「賤しず鳥とり」はほととぎすの異い名みょうとして古ふるい文ぶん献けんに見みられることがある。The term 賤鳥 sometimes appears in old texts as another name for the lesser cuckoo.