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Definition of Stonechat
1. Noun. Common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast.
Definition of Stonechat
1. n. A small, active, and very common European singing bird (Pratincola rubicola); -- called also chickstone, stonechacker, stonechatter, stoneclink, stonesmith.
Definition of Stonechat
1. Noun. Any of various small Old World passerine birds of the genus ''Saxicola'' that feed on insects. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Stonechat
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Stonechat
Literary usage of Stonechat
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A History of British Birds by William YARRELL, Howard Saunders, Alfred Newton (1874)
"THE stonechat, a migratory species over most of that part of the European Continent
where it occurs at all, is a constant resident in this country, ..."
2. The Animal Kingdom Arranged in Conformity with Its Organization by Georges Cuvier, Edward Griffith, Charles Hamilton Smith, Edward Pidgeon, John Edward Gray, George Robert Gray (1829)
"... differ from the European stonechat. Sibyl Warbler, Sylvia Sperata, Lath.
Traquet Familier, Vail. OA t. 183. Brownish-green; beneath and rump red-gray; ..."
3. The Birds of Wordsworth Poetically, Mythologically, and Comparatively Examined by William H. Wintringham (1892)
"The first time he introduces the stonechat into his poetry he directs our attention
... The stonechat is never still, unless either sleeping or incubating, ..."
4. A History of British Birds by Thomas Bewick, Ralph Beilby, Henry Cotes (1826)
"THE stonechat. STONE-SMITH, MOOR-TITLING. ( Motacilla Rubicola, Linn. — Le LENGTH
nearly five inches. Bill black ; eyes dark hazel; the head, neck, ..."
5. Our Summer Migrants: An Account of the Migratory Birds which Pass the Summer by James Edmund Harting (1877)
"AS has been already stated, the stonechat '* *- may be found in a few scattered
pairs throughout the country all the year round. At the beginning of April, ..."
6. The Nests and Eggs of British Birds: When and where to Find Them : Being a by Charles Dixon (1894)
"BREEDING HABITS : The stonechat, although it may be subject to a ... It is probable
that the stonechat pairs for life, although the birds are more often ..."
7. Memorial Edition of Thomas Bewick's Works by Thomas Bewick, Austin Dobson (1885)
"THIS bird is somewhat larger than the stonechat. The bill is black; eyes hazel;
the feathers on the head, neck, and back are black, bordered with rust ..."
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