martlet

noun2

1. •
   A depiction of a bird similar to a house martin or swallow with stylized feet.
2. •
   (no longer used) A bird, the martin.

   • “As in a drought the thirsty creatures cry, And gape upon the gather'd clouds for rain; Then, first, the Martlet meets it in the sky, And, with wet wings, joys all the feather'd train.” — 1862