ornis

Etymology

From German Ornis, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις (órnis, “bird”), Ancient Greek ὄρνιθος (órnithos, “bird”).

noun

  1. A bird.
  2. The birds collectively of a region; avifauna.“Baird then proceeds to treat of the eastward movement of American birds, and its influence on the ornis of Greenland and Europe, and vice versâ.”