calobates sulphurea

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calobates sulphurea - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Wagtail \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.
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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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