Lapwing
Lapwing , noun
[Old English lapwynke, leepwynke, Anglo-Saxon hleápewince; hleápan to leap, jump + (prob.) a word akin to Anglo-Saxon wincian to wink, English wink, Anglo-Saxon wancol wavering; compare German wanken to stagger, waver. See Leap, and Wink.]
(Zoology) A small European bird of the Plover family (Vanellus cristatus, or Vanellus vanellus). It has long and broad wings, and is noted for its rapid, irregular fight, upwards, downwards, and in circles. Its back is coppery or greenish bronze. Its eggs are the “plover's eggs” of the London market, esteemed a delicacy. It is called also peewit, dastard plover, and wype. The gray lapwing is the Squatarola cinerea.