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wagtail n. 一种鸟 一种鸟 wagtail n 1: Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walksWagtail \ Wag" tail`\, n. ( Zool.) Any one of many species of Old World singing birds belonging to { Motacilla} and several allied genera of the family { Motacillidae}. They have the habit of constantly jerking their long tails up and down, whence the name. [ 1913 Webster] { 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. [ 1913 Webster]
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