The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Pratincole \Pra"tin*cole\, n. (Zool.) 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. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
pratincole n 1: Old World shorebird with long pointed wings and short legs; closely related to the coursers [syn: pratincole, glareole]