STONECHAT


Meaning of STONECHAT in English

/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 ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .