Jacksnipe \Jack"snipe`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A small European snipe ({Limnocryptes gallinula}); -- called also {judcock}, {jedcock}, {juddock}, {jed}, and {half snipe}. (b) A small American sandpiper ({Tringa maculata}); -- called also {pectoral sandpiper}, and {grass snipe}.
pectoral sandpiper n : American sandpiper that inflates its chest when courting [syn: {jacksnipe}, {Calidris melanotos}]