‖ kamichi
(ˈkamiʃi)
[Brazilian, through F. kamichi (Buffon), Kamichy (1741 Barrère, cited by Hatz.-Darm.).]
The horned screamer (Palamedea cornuta), a bird of Guiana and the Amazon.
| 1834 M{supc}Murtrie Cuvier's Anim. Kingd. 154 The Kamichi resembles the Jacanas, but on a very large scale. 1840 Penny Cycl. XVII. 155/2 D'Azara says that both this bird and the Kamichi are provided with a cottony down at the base of the feathers. |