Elepaio
[el-uh-pahy-oh] /ˌɛl əˈpaɪ oʊ/
noun, plural elepaios.
1.
a small brown-backed or gray-backed Hawaiian flycatcher, Chasiempis sandwichensis, having white wing bars, a white rump, and a blackish cocked tail.
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