sb. [f. L. avi-s bird + FAUNA.] Collective term for the various kinds of birds found in any district or country; the ‘Fauna’ so far as concerns birds.
1874. Coues, Birds N.-W., Introd. 10. The Avi-fauna proper of the region is not rich.
1883. M. Watkins, in Academy, 8 Sept., 164/1. The claims of all pretenders to join the British Avifauna are strictly examined.
