xamerlí

From siberlí, an alteration of sibil·lí (“sibylline”), in reference to the bird's sharp cry (The Song of the Sibyl being a popular performance piece in the mediaeval Catalan Countries).

• IPA^(key): (Central, Balearic) [ʃə.mərˈli]
• IPA^(key): (Valencia) [t͡ʃa.meɾˈli]

xamerlí m (plural xamerlins)

1. stone-curlew

   Synonym: torlit

• “xamerlí”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007