Wagtail
Definition of Wagtail
Wag´tail`
n.
1.
(Zool.)
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
.
Related Words
genus
Motacilla
,
Motacilla
,
oscine
,
oscine
bird
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