Cryptic crossword clue
Bird not flying north, in roost having flown 8

The most common and most likely answer to this crossword clue is the 8 letter word NOTORNIS

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What does NOTORNIS mean?

NOTORNIS noun
  1. The takahe, Porphyrio mantelli, a flightless rail native to New Zealand.

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