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witogie S. Afr.|vɪˈtʊəxɪ|
Also witoogie, witteoogje.
[Afrikaans, f. Du. wit white + oog eye + -ie diminutive suffix.]
Any of several birds of the genus Zosterops found in southern Africa, esp. Z. pallidus (formerly Z. capensis).
1867E. L. Layard Birds S. Afr. 116 Zosterops Capensis..Witteoogje, lit. white eye. 1936E. L. Gill First Guide S. Afr. Birds 37 Witogie... The Cape White-eye sings all through the summer. 1949Cape Argus 15 Oct. (Mag. Sect.) 2/7 Those pretty little birds known as white-eyes or witogies..are well-known in most parts of the country as small green or yellowish birds with a characteristic circle of white feathers round each eye. 1957Cape Times 11 Dec. 11/2 This burly bird has had a couple of twittering witoogies in close attendance. 1963M. Kavanagh We Merry Peasants x. 110 The tiny witogies have for their own use a fruit-laden pomegranate tree. |