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stone snipe

Stonebird \Stone"bird`\, n. The yellowlegs; -- called also stone snipe. See Tattler, 2. [Local, U.S.]

stone snipe

Yellowlegs \Yel"low*legs`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of long-legged sandpipers of the genus Totanus, in which the legs are bright yellow; -- called also stone snipe, tattler, telltale, yellowshanks; and yellowshins. See Tattler, 2.