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STONECHAT
stonechat, Saxicola torquata
(noun) common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
stonechat (plural stonechats)
Any of various small Old World passerine birds of the genus Saxicola that feed on insects.
Source: Wiktionary
Stone"chat`, n. Etym: [Stone + chat.] Etym: [So called from the similarity of its alarm note to the clicking together of two pebbles.] (Zoöl.) (a) A small, active, and very common European singing bird (Pratincola rubicola); -- called also chickstone, stonechacker, stonechatter, stoneclink, stonesmith. (b) The wheatear. (c) The blue titmouse.
Note: The name is sometimes applied to various species of Saxicola, Pratincola, and allied genera; as, the pied stonechat of India (Saxicola picata).
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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