skitty cock

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Skitty \Skit"ty\, n. [Cf. {Skittish}.] (Zool.)
   A rail; as, the water rail (called also {skitty cock}, and
   {skitty coot}); the spotted crake ({Porzana maruetta}), and
   the moor hen. [Prov. Eng.]
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