Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Dunlin \Dun"lin\, n. [Prob. of Celtic origin; cf. Gael. dun hill
   (E. dune), and linne pool, pond, lake, E. lin.] (Zo["o]l.)
   A species of sandpiper ({Tringa alpina}); -- called also
   {churr}, {dorbie}, {grass bird}, and {red-backed sandpiper}.
   It is found both in Europe and America.

Source : WordNet®

red-backed sandpiper
     n : small common sandpiper that breeds in northern or arctic
         regions and winters in southern United States or
         Mediterranean regions [syn: {dunlin}, {Erolia alpina}]