Babbler

·noun A hound too noisy on finding a good scent.

II. Babbler ·noun An idle talker; an irrational prater; a teller of secrets.

III. Babbler ·noun A name given to any one of family (Timalinae) of thrushlike birds, having a chattering note.

babbler
n. a bird-name. In Europe, «namegiven, on account of their harsh chattering note, to thelong-legged...

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris