Numenius phaeopus

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Whimbrel \Whim"brel\, n. [Cf. {Whimper}.] (Zool.)
   Any one of several species of small curlews, especially the
   European species ({Numenius phaeopus}), called also {Jack
   curlew}, {half curlew}, {stone curlew}, and {tang whaup}. See
   Illustration in {Appendix}.
   [1913 Webster]

   {Hudsonian} or, {Eskimo}, {whimbreal}, the Hudsonian curlew.
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