Killdee

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Killdee \Kill"dee`\, Killdeer \Kill"deer`\, n. [So named from
     its notes.] (Zool.)
     A small American plover ({Charadrius vociferus}, formerly
     {Aegialitis vocifera}) of inland waters and fields having a
     distinctive cry. The adult has two black bands around the
     neck and upper breast, but the young chick has only the


     breast band. It ranges from Canada to Mexico and the West
     Indies.
  
     Syn: kildeer, killdeer plover, {Charadrius vociferus}.
          [1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5]
  
     Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail
           coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a
           line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and
           band across the breast, black.
           [1913 Webster]