The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Skitty \Skit"ty\, n. [Cf. Skittish.] (Zool.)
A rail; as, the water rail (called also skitty cock, and
skitty coot); the spotted crake (Porzana maruetta), and
the moor hen. [Prov. Eng.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Water crake \Wa"ter crake`\ (Zool.)
(a) The dipper.
(b) The spotted crake (Porzana maruetta). See Illust. of
Crake.
(c) The swamp hen, or crake, of Australia.
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