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Didunculus strigiostris

Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Toothbill \Tooth"bill`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   A peculiar fruit-eating ground pigeon ({Didunculus
   strigiostris}) native of the Samoan Islands, and noted for
   its resemblance, in several characteristics, to the extinct
   dodo. Its beak is stout and strongly hooked, and the mandible
   has two or three strong teeth toward the end. Its color is
   chocolate red. Called also {toothbilled pigeon}, and
   {manu-mea}.
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