bec·ca·fi·co 
(bĕk′ə-fēkō)
(bĕk′ə-fēkō)n. pl. bec·ca·fi·cos
Any of various small songbirds that are eaten as a delicacy in Italy and France.
[Italian : beccare, to peck (from becco, beak, from Latin beccus; see BEAK) + fico, fig (from Latin fīcus).]