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Definition of Wagtil
Wag"tail` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to
Motacilla and several allied genera of the family
Motacillidæ. They have the habit of constantly jerking their
long tails up and down, whence the name.
Field wagtail, any one of several species of
wagtails of the genus Budytes having the tail shorter, the legs
longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do the water
wagtails. Most of the species are yellow beneath. Called also yellow
wagtail. -- Garden wagtail, the Indian
black-breasted wagtail (Nemoricola Indica). -- Pied
wagtail, the common European water wagtail (Motacilla
lugubris). It is variegated with black and white. The name is applied
also to other allied species having similar colors. Called also pied
dishwasher. -- Wagtail flycatcher, a true
flycatcher (Sauloprocta motacilloides) common in Southern Australia,
where it is very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often
builds its nest about houses; -- called also black fantail. --
Water wagtail. (a) Any one of several
species of wagtails of the restricted genus Motacilla. They live
chiefly on the shores of ponds and streams. (b)
The American water thrush. See Water thrush. --
Wood wagtail, an Asiatic wagtail; (Calobates
sulphurea) having a slender bill and short legs.
Wag"tail` (?), n. (Zoöl.)
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to
Motacilla and several allied genera of the family
Motacillidæ. They have the habit of constantly jerking their
long tails up and down, whence the name.
Field wagtail, any one of several species of
wagtails of the genus Budytes having the tail shorter, the legs
longer, and the hind claw longer and straighter, than do the water
wagtails. Most of the species are yellow beneath. Called also yellow
wagtail. -- Garden wagtail, the Indian
black-breasted wagtail (Nemoricola Indica). -- Pied
wagtail, the common European water wagtail (Motacilla
lugubris). It is variegated with black and white. The name is applied
also to other allied species having similar colors. Called also pied
dishwasher. -- Wagtail flycatcher, a true
flycatcher (Sauloprocta motacilloides) common in Southern Australia,
where it is very tame, and frequents stock yards and gardens and often
builds its nest about houses; -- called also black fantail. --
Water wagtail. (a) Any one of several
species of wagtails of the restricted genus Motacilla. They live
chiefly on the shores of ponds and streams. (b)
The American water thrush. See Water thrush. --
Wood wagtail, an Asiatic wagtail; (Calobates
sulphurea) having a slender bill and short legs.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
WAGTAIL. A lewd woman.
- The Devil's Dictionary (Ambrose Bierce)
- Any of various small passerine birds of the family Motacillidae, of the Old World, notable for their long tails.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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