\Kill"dee`\, Killdeer \Kill"deer`\, n. [So named from
its notes.] (Zo["o]l.)
A small American plover ({[AE]gialitis vocifera}).
Note: It is dark grayish brown above; the rump and upper tail
      coverts are yellowish rufous; the belly, throat, and a
      line over the eyes, white; a ring round the neck and
      band across the breast, black.