Stonechat

Stonechat
Stonechat Stone"chat`, n. [Stone + chat.] [So called from the similarity of its alarm note to the clicking together of two pebbles.] (Zo["o]l.) (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. [1913 Webster]

Note: The name is sometimes applied to various species of {Saxicola}, {Pratincola}, and allied genera; as, the pied stonechat of India ({Saxicola picata}). [1913 Webster]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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  • stonechat — noun Etymology: 2chat Date: circa 1783 an Old World oscine songbird (Saxicola torquata) of the thrush family; also any of various related birds (genus Saxicola) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • stonechat — /stohn chat /, n. any of several small Old World birds, esp. of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata. [1775 85; STONE + CHAT, so called from its warning cry which sounds like a clash of stones] * * * ▪ bird       (species Saxicola torquata),… …   Universalium

  • stonechat — noun Any of various small Old World passerine birds of the genus Saxicola that feed on insects …   Wiktionary

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