There is a Furnariid (mud built, oven-shaped nest building birds) in
South America called a Xenops. It's closer to Australia than
Xauntus's Murrelet!
-Brendan
On 12/2/07, Paul Taylor <> wrote:
> David Stowe beat me to it: Monty Python's "ex-parrot" (Norwegian Blue.)
>
> The use of "X" for "extinct" would be a useful learning tool; "there
> would have been a bird here, but..."
>
> Michael Morcombe's guide lists Xanthomyza phrygia (Regent Honeyeater),
> Xanthotis flaviventer (Tawny-breasted Honeyeater) and X. macleayana
> (Macleay's Honeyeater), and Xenus cinereus (= Tringa cinereus:
> Terek Sandpiper.)
>
> Alternatively, this page might help - though baby names ranked higher
> on my search for "bird names starting with x" ("Xavian" = x + "avian".)
>
> http://www.birds-online.de/namenstatistik/show.php?lang=en&startletter=X
>
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