The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
n. A small Old World thrush (Saxicola torquata) of open, grassy regions, the male of which has a black head, dark wings and tail, and chestnut underparts.
n. Any of various small Old World passerine birds of the genus Saxicola that feed on insects.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. A small, active, and very common European singing bird (Pratincola rubicola); -- called also chickstone, stonechacker, stonechatter, stoneclink, stonesmith.
n. The wheatear.
n. The blue titmouse.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. One of several different Old World chats, belonging to the genera Saxicola and (especially) Pratincola; a kind of bushchat: applied to three different English birds, and extended, as a book-name, to several others of the above genera.
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n. common European chat with black plumage and a reddish-brown breast
Word Usage
"I just learned that the stonechat is a bird, but this yarn speaks to me of bricks."