kokkewiet

Afrikaans

Etymology

Onomatopoeic, from the female's call

Noun

kokkewiet (plural kokkewiete)

  1. A southern African bird Telophorus zeylonus, a bokmakierie, a small yellow and green bird with a black horizontal stripe across the neck.
  2. A waterfiskaal

Further reading

A fine drawing of this bird can be found at Stellenbosch Birds, http://www.stellenboschwriters.com/jillsbirds1.html

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