| stonechat | <ornithology> A small, active, and very common European singing bird (Pratincola rubicola). Synonym: chickstone, stonechacker, stonechatter, stoneclink, stonesmith. The wheatear. The blue titmouse. The name is sometimes applied to various species of Saxicola, Pratincola, and allied genera; as, the pied stonechat of India (Saxicola picata). Origin: So called from the similarity of its alarm note to the clicking together of two pebbles. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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