Pratincole

·noun Any bird of the Old World genus Glareola, or family Glareolidae, allied to the plovers. They have long, pointed wings and a forked tail.

pratincole
n. The bird called a Pratincole (inhabitant of meadows: Lat. pratumand incola) exists elsewhere, an...

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