About The Word Stonechat
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Stonechat
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What's The Definition Of Stonechat?
[n] common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast
Synonyms | Synonyms for Stonechat: Saxicola torquata Related Terms | Find terms related to Stonechat: See Also | chat | Old World chat Stonechat In Webster's Dictionary \Stone"chat`\, n. [Stone + chat.] [So called from the
similarity of its alarm note to the clicking together of two
pebbles.] (Zo["o]l.)
(a) A small, active, and very common European singing bird
({Pratincola rubicola}); -- called also {chickstone},
{stonechacker}, {stonechatter}, {stoneclink},
{stonesmith}.
(b) The wheatear.
(c) The blue titmouse.
Note: The name is sometimes applied to various species of
{Saxicola}, {Pratincola}, and allied genera; as, the
pied stonechat of India ({Saxicola picata}).
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