pratincole

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

pratincole
    n 1: Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs;
         closely related to the coursers [syn: {pratincole},
         {glareole}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Pratincole \Pra"tin*cole\, n. (Zool.)
   Any bird of the Old World genus {Glareola}, or family
   {Glareolid[ae]}, allied to the plovers. They have long,
   pointed wings and a forked tail.
   [1913 Webster]