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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Acanthisittidae — therifleman , of New Zealand.
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An endemic family of passerines, the Xenicidae, is represented by rock wren Xenicus gilviventris and rifleman Acanthisitta chloris.
Te Wahipounamu (South-West New Zealand World Heritage Area), New Zealand 2008
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