landrail
(ˈlændreɪl)
[See rail n.; cf. water-rail. So G. landralle.]
The corn-crake, Crex pratensis.
| 1766 Pennant Zool. (1768) II. 387 The land rail lays from twelve to twenty eggs, of a dull white color, marked with a few yellow spots. 1828 Stark Elem. Nat. Hist. I. 302 The Land-Rail is a migratory species, appearing in Britain about the latter end of April, and departing about the middle or close of September. 1877 L. Morris Epic Hades i. 3 Through the dew The landrail brushed. |