wallbird

English

Etymology

wall +‎ bird, from its frequent choice of nesting site.

Noun

wallbird (plural wallbirds)

(UK, dialect, obsolete, Norfolk, Suffolk) A bird, the spotted flycatcher.

References

“wallbird”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

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