Hillbird

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

  Upland \Up"land\, a.
     1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in
        situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage.
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              Sometimes, with secure delight


              The upland hamlets will invite.       --Milton.
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     2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the
        neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.W2]
        " The race of upland giants." --Chapman.
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     {Upland moccasin}. (Zool.) See {Moccasin}.
  
     {Upland sandpiper}, or {Upland plover} (Zool.), a large
        American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as
        a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields
        and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper},
        {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover},
        {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie
        plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote},
        {quaily}, and {uplander}.
  
     {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus
        Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.
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