\Stan"nel\, n. [AS. st[=a]ngella, stangilla; properly,
stone yeller, i. e., a bird that yells from the rocks. See
{Stone}, and {Yell}, and cf. {Stonegall}.] (Zo["o]l.)
The kestrel; -- called also {standgale}, {standgall},
{stanchel}, {stand hawk}, {stannel hawk}, {steingale},
{stonegall}. [Written also {staniel}, {stannyel}, and
{stanyel}.]
      With what wing the staniel checks at it. --Shak.