エリマキシギ

noun

ruff; reeve

A migratory sandpiper species (Philomachus pugnax). The male is called 'ruff' and the female 'reeve' in English. In Japanese, the name literally means 'collar-wrapped snipe', referring to the male's ornamental neck feathers.

• 春はるになると、エリマキシギが繁はん殖しょく地ちへ渡わたってくる。

  In spring, ruffs migrate to their breeding grounds.

• オスのエリマキシギは、首くびの周まわりに派は手でな飾かざり羽ばねがある。

  The male ruff has showy ornamental feathers around its neck.