The story
Perhaps from its call, which resembles the word stitch, and bird.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Notiomystis cincta, a rare honeyeater-like bird endemic to parts of New Zealand. Full definition →
Perhaps from its call, which resembles the word stitch, and bird.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.