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Definition of black fantail

black fantail
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.

Meaning of black fantail from wikipedia

- long migrations, but the thicket fantails (sooty thicket fantail, white-bellied thicket fantail and black thicket fantail) are very weak fliers, and need...
- as pied fantail (not to be confused with the Malaysian or Philippine pied fantails), and the uncommon dark morph is also known as black fantail (not to...
- The black fantail (Rhipidura atra) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in the highlands of New Guinea. Its natural habitat is...
- The Fantail is a po****r breed of fancy pigeon. The American Pigeon Journal even had a special issues devoted to the breed in July of 1976 The magazine...
- Black currawong Black drongo Black eagle Black falcon Black fantail Black flowerpiercer Black francolin Black gr****wren Black grouse Black guan Black...
- rufous fantail (Rhipidura rufifrons) is a small p****erine bird, most commonly known also as the black-breasted rufous-fantail or rufous-fronted fantail, which...
- The white-throated fantail (Rhipidura albicollis) is a small p****erine bird. It is found in forest, scrub and cultivation across tropical southern Asia...
- The black thicket fantail (Rhipidura maculipectus) is a species of bird in the family Rhipiduridae. It is found in the Aru Islands and New Guinea. This...
- called the Black Moor, Panda Moor, and Celestial Eye. Except for its enlarged projecting eyes, the demekin is similar to the ryukin and fantail. It has a...
- The black-and-cinnamon fantail (Rhipidura nigrocinnamomea) is a species of bird in the fantail family Rhipiduridae. It is endemic to the island of Mindanao...