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Field 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. 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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- The white wagtail (Motacilla alba) is a small p****erine bird in the family Motacillidae, which also includes pipits and longclaws. The species breeds...
- The eastern yellow wagtail (Motacilla tschutschensis) is a small p****erine in the wagtail family Motacillidae, which also includes the pipits and longclaws...
- wagtail-tyrant was originally described as Stigmatura budytoides bahiae, a subspecies of the greater wagtail-tyrant. What is now the lesser wagtail-tyrant...
- The Focke-Achgelis Fa 330 Bachstelze (English: Wagtail) is a type of rotary-wing kite, known as a rotor kite. They were towed behind German U-boats during...
- Oriental pipit (Anthus rufulus) is a small p****erine bird in the pipit and wagtail family. It is a resident (non-migratory) breeder in open scrub, gr****land...
- The greater wagtail-tyrant (Stigmatura budytoides) is a species of bird in the family Tyrannidae, the tyrant flycatchers. It is found in Argentina, Bolivia...
- wagtail-tyrant was originally described as Stigmatura budytoides napensis, a subspecies of the greater wagtail-tyrant. What is now the Bahia wagtail-tyrant...
- by creating five new localities named Corymbia, Greenstone, Lilywood, Wagtail Grove, and Waraba by excising parts of the existing localities of Bellmere...
- "lutinos". Wild birds in which xanthochromism has been recorded include yellow wagtail, wood warbler, Cape May warbler, rose-breasted grosbeak, evening grosbeak...
- biological collections. Larvae are often found in the nests of sparrows and wagtails, and so larvae and adults may enter museums at upper levels through windows...