‖ tec-tec
[? from its note.]
A species of whinchat (Pratincola sybilla) found in some of the islands off the E. coast of Africa.
| 1886 H. A. Webster in Encycl. Brit. XX. 492/2 (Réunion) Among the more familiar birds are the ‘oiseau de la vierge’ (Muscipeta borbonica), the tec-tec (Pratincola sybilla). |