water crake
now rare
noun
1The European dipper, Cinclus cinclus (now historical ).
2A rail that lives in wet places; especially one of the genus Porzana, as the spotted crake, P. porzana, or Baillon's crake, P. pusilla.
Origin
Late 17th century; earliest use found in Francis Willughby (1635–1672), naturalist.