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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