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chunga|ˈtʃʌŋgə|
Also chuña (‖ ˈtʃuɲa).
[mod.L., f. Amer. Sp.]
A crane-like bird (Chunga burmeisteri), also known as Burmeister's seriema, found in the Argentine and Paraguay, where it is sometimes hunted.
1860G. Hartlaub in Proc. Zool. Soc. XXVIII. 335 The Chunga is a large bird, of about 29 inches in length. 1881E. W. White Cameos fr. Silver-Land I. 33 The two remarkable species of the Chuña, together with innumerable parrots and parakeets, make Santiago their home. 1882Ibid. II. 209 As the Chuña was so dreadfully shy, my barrels slew other birds. 1961O. L. Austin Birds of World 112/2 This family [sc. Cariamidæ] is composed of two generically distinct species, the Crested Seriema (Cariama) and Burmeister's Seriema (Chunga). |