Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Limpkin \Limp"kin\ (l[i^]mp"k[i^]n), n. (Zo["o]l.)
   Either one of two species of wading birds of the genus
   {Aramus}, intermediate between the cranes and rails. The
   limpkins are remarkable for the great length of the toes. One
   species ({A. giganteus}) inhabits Florida and the West
   Indies; the other ({A. scolopaceus}) is found in South
   America. Called also {courlan}, and {crying bird}.