wallbird
English
Etymology
From 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.