The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Seriema \Ser`i*e"ma\, n. [Native name.] (Zool.)
   either of two large South American birds related to the
   cranes, the cariama of Southern Brazil (Cariama cristata,
   formerly Dicholophus cristata) or the Chunga burmeisteri
   of Argentina. They have an erectile crest and a short, broad
   bill. They are often domesticated.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Cariama \Cariama\ prop. n.
   The type genus of the Cariamidae, consisting only of the
   Cariama cristata, also called the seriema.

   Syn: genus Cariama.
        [WordNet 1.5]

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

cariama \[,c]a`ri*a"ma\ (s[aum]`r[-e]*[.a]"m[.a]), n. [Native
   name.] (Zool.)
   A large, long-legged cranelike South American wading bird
   (Cariama cristata, formerly Dicholophus cristatus) which
   preys upon snakes, etc.; it is also called the seriema, but
   that latter name is also applied to another South American
   bird. See Seriema.
   [1913 Webster +PJC]

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

seriema
    n 1: Argentinian Cariama [syn: chunga, seriema, Chunga
         burmeisteri]
    2: Brazilian Cariama; sole representative of the genus Cariama
       [syn: crested cariama, seriema, Cariama cristata]