stonechat

stone·chat  (stncht)

n.

A small Old World thrush (Saxicola torquata) of open, grassy regions, the male of which has a black head, dark wings and tail, and chestnut underparts.

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[From the resemblance of its call to the sound of falling pebbles.]

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stonechat

Noun

a songbird that has black feathers and a reddish-brown breast [from its cry, which sounds like clattering pebbles]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stonechat - common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast Saxicola torquata Old World chat, chat - songbirds having a chattering call