storm-cock

As the speckled storm-cock singeth from the scant-leaved hawthorn-bough,

Lyra Heroica A Book of Verse for Boys Various

I wonder if any brave bird pipes to you as my storm-cock to me?

The History of Sir Richard Calmady A Romance Lucas Malet 1891

The air was fresh and keen, squirrels jumped about in the trees, and the storm-cock sang blithely.

Fifty-Two Stories For Girls 1888

As the speckled storm-cock singeth from the scant-leaved hawthorn-bough

The Story of Sigurd the Volsung and the Fall of the Niblungs William Morris 1865

Is called Hampshire and Sussex the storm-cock, because its song is supposed to forebode windy wet weather: it is the largest singing bird we have.

The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Gilbert White 1756

The people of Hampshire and Sussex call the missel-bird the storm-cock, because it sings early in the spring in blowing, showery weather; its song often commences with the year: with us it builds much in orchards.

The Natural History of Selborne, Vol. 1 Gilbert White 1756