Killdee
Pronunciation : Kill"dee`, Kill"deer`
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [So named from its notes.] (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: A small American plover (?gialitis vocifera).
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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913