Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Pratincole \Pra"tin*cole\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
   Any bird of the Old World genus {Glareola}, or family
   {Glareolid[ae]}, allied to the plovers. They have long,
   pointed wings and a forked tail.

Source : WordNet®

pratincole
     n : Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs;
         closely related to the coursers [syn: {glareole}]