Talk:Solitaire (bird)

I found this in the American Heritage dictionary but am not sure how or whether it should be included.


 * Either of two large flightless birds (Raphus solitarius and Pezophaps solitaria) of the Mascarene Islands which together with the dodo make up the extinct family Raphidae. The solitaires were extinct by the end of the 18th century.

Hephaestos 08:09 15 Jun 2003 (UTC)


 * I'm sure that you're right. There should be a disamb to Dodo, and to the game Solitaire. I'll do it when I get a chance (only online while I'm drinking a coffee at the moment) jimfbleak 09:56 15 Jun 2003 (UTC)


 * done   jimfbleak

Anomaly
As earlier comments begin to say, there's also Rodrigues solitaire, which seems to be totally unrelated to the birds described in this article. But at the moment, neither article knows of the other's existence. And apparently the name has also been used to refer to the Réunion ibis. This means that "Solitaire (bird)" is an incomplete disambiguation, and the title ought to redirect to Solitaire (disambiguation), and this ought to be renamed to something that distinguishes it from the others. What would be the best title to use? Meanwhile I'll amend the hatnote. — Smjg (talk) 23:21, 28 October 2019 (UTC)

Basic question
Can anyone explain the etymology / meaning of "solitaire" for birds? jasper jon (talk) 05:38, 24 March 2021 (UTC)