A limicoline bird of Europe and Asia (Pavoncella, /
   Philommachus, pugnax) allied to the sandpipers. The males during the
   breeding season have a large ruff of erectile feathers, variable in
   their colors, on the neck, and yellowish naked tubercles on the face.
   They are polygamous, and are noted for their pugnacity in the breeding
   season. The female is called reeve, or rheeve.