n. [ So called in imitation of its note. ] (Zool.) A bird of the Western United States (Phalænoptilus Nutalli) allied to the whip-poor-will. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ So called in imitation of its note. ] (Zool.) The bar-tailed godwit. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Zool.) An American bird (Antrostomus vociferus) allied to the nighthawk and goatsucker; -- so called in imitation of the peculiar notes which it utters in the evening.