water ouzel

American  

noun

1. dipper.

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water ouzel British  

noun

1. another name for dipper

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Etymology

Origin of water ouzel

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

Among birds particularly interesting because of curious and unusual habits are the broadtailed hummingbird, water ouzel, campbird, nuthatch, nighthawk, and the ptarmigan, pipit, and rosy finch of the high peaks.

From Rocky Mountain [Colorado] National Park by United States. Dept. of the Interior

Some birds belong more properly to America, such as the Canada woodcock and the water ouzel; and there are several birds common to the east and west coasts of the Pacific.

From Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life by Knox, Thomas Wallace

Here I find the little water ouzel as much at home as any linnet in a leafy grove, seeming to take the greater delight the more boisterous the stream.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

This gorge is the home of the water ouzel, which is often seen flying back and forth in the spray.

From Glacier National Park [Montana] by Interior, United States Dept. of the

One American bird, and one only, chooses perpetual dampness for his environment,—the American dipper, or water ouzel.

From A Bird-Lover in the West by Miller, Olive Thorne