雨あま鳥どり

noun

fork-tailed swift; Pacific swift

Archaic name for the fork-tailed swift (Apus pacificus). In modern Japanese, this bird is usually called 雨燕 (あまつばめ). The entry is marked as archaic.

See also: 雨燕

• 古ふるい文ぶん献けんでは、雨あま鳥どりはアマツバメの古こ名めいとして記しるされている。

  In old documents, 雨鳥 is recorded as an old name for the fork-tailed swift.