A large olive-brown aquatic bird, Heliopais personata (family Heliornithidae), found in east India and South-East Asia and characterized (in the male) by a black face and throat.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Cassell's Natural History.
Definition of masked finfoot in US English:
masked finfoot
noun
A large olive-brown aquatic bird, Heliopais personata (family Heliornithidae), found in east India and South-East Asia and characterized (in the male) by a black face and throat.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in Cassell's Natural History.