waybung (wabung)

[Native name (?).] An Australian corvine bird, Corcorax melanorham phus, a sort of chough, noted for the singular actions of the male in pairing-time. It is 16 inches long, sooty-black with a slight purplish glo , and has a large white alar speculum formed by the inner webs of the 6856 primaries; the bill and feet are black, the eyes scarlet. The female is similar, but a little smaller. This bird is the Australian type or representative of the Asiatic desert choughs (see Podoces ), and of the European Alpine and common red-legged choughs. way-doort (wa'dōr), n. A street-door. He must needs his posts with blood embrue, And on his way - door fix the horned head. Bp. Hall, Satires, III. iv. 7.