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CIDE DICTIONARY

Stannel

CIDE DICTIONARY

Stanneln. [AS. stāngella, stangilla; properly, stone yeller, i. e., a bird that yells from the rocks. See Stone, and Yell, and cf. Stonegall.].
     The kestrel; -- called also standgale, standgall, stanchel, stand hawk, stannel hawk, steingale, stonegall.  [1913 Webster]
    "With what wing the staniel checks at it."  [1913 Webster]

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