stonechat
any of several small Old World birds, especially of the genus Saxicola, as S. torquata.
Origin of stonechat
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How to use stonechat in a sentence
Only once have I seen a stonechat in the neighbourhood of this garden.
In a Cheshire Garden | Geoffrey Egerton-WarburtonThat delightful, restless little bird, the stonechat, is a near relation of the wheatear.
Birds in Flight | W. P. PycraftMr. Blyth also informs me that the sexes of the stonechat, Saxicola rubicola, are distinguishable at a very early age.
The Descent of Man and Selection in Relation to Sex | Charles DarwinBut the rock stood still, and a stonechat went and perched on it.
The World's Greatest Books, Vol VI. | VariousIt is difficult to put oneself in the place of the stonechat or of the Whinchat.
Territory in Bird Life | H. Eliot Howard
British Dictionary definitions for stonechat
/ (ˈstəʊnˌtʃæt) /
an Old World songbird, Saxicola torquata, having a black plumage with a reddish-brown breast: subfamily Turdinae (thrushes)
Origin of stonechat
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