n.
The bird called a Pratincole (inhabitant of meadows: Lat. pratumand incola) exists elsewhere, and more often under thefamiliar name of Chat. The Australian speciesare – – Glareola grallaria, Temm.; Oriental, G. orientalis, Leach.
·noun Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidae, allied to the plovers. They h...
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