The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Chanting \Chant"ing\ (ch[.a]nt"[i^]ng), n.
   Singing, esp. as a chant is sung.
   [1913 Webster]

   Chanting falcon (Zool.), an African falcon (Melierax
      canorus or musicus). The male has the habit, remarkable
      in a bird of prey, of singing to his mate, while she is
      incubating.
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