upland sandpiper : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: upland sandpiper	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for upland sandpiper
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
upland sandpiper n large plover-like sandpiper of North American fields and uplands Synonym(s): upland sandpiper, upland plover, Bartramian sandpiper, Bartramia longicauda
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Upland \Up"land\, a. 1. Of or pertaining to uplands; being on upland; high in situation; as, upland inhabitants; upland pasturage. Sometimes, with secure delight The upland hamlets will invite. --Milton. 2. Pertaining to the country, as distinguished from the neighborhood of towns; rustic; rude; unpolished. [Obs.] [bd] The race of upland giants.[b8] --Chapman. {Upland moccasin}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Moccasin}. {Upland sandpiper}, [or] {Upland plover} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sandpiper ({Bartramia longicauda}) much valued as a game bird. Unlike most sandpipers, it frequents fields and uplands. Called also {Bartramian sandpiper}, {Bartram's tattler}, {field plover}, {grass plover}, {highland plover}, {hillbird}, {humility}, {prairie plover}, {prairie pigeon}, {prairie snipe}, {papabote}, {quaily}, and {uplander}. {Upland sumach} (Bot.), a North American shrub of the genus Rhus ({Rhus glabra}), used in tanning and dyeing.