logrunner

 
Pronunciation: /ˈlɒgrʌnə/

noun

  • a ground-dwelling Australasian songbird, having a blackish or mottled brown back and a spine-tipped tail. Also called spinetail.
    • Genus Orthonyx, family Orthonychidae (the logrunner family): two species; the logrunner family also includes whipbirds, quail-thrushes, and rail-babblers