ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun
Etymology: surf (I) + bird
: a shorebird ( Aphriza virgata ) of the Pacific coasts of No. and So. America related to the turnstones but somewhat like the golden plover in form and habits and readily distinguished in all plumages by its tail which is blackish at the tip and broadly white at the base