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Definition: Garden wagtail
Wagtail
\Wag"tail`\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging
to
Motacilla and several allied genera of the family
Motacillid[ae]. They have the habit of constantly jerking
their long tails up and down, whence the name.
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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.
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