willy wagtail

American  

noun

1. a large black-and-white bird, Rhipidura leucophrys, of Australia and New Guinea, having bristles around the upper bill and a long, fanlike tail.

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willy wagtail British  

noun

1. a black-and-white flycatcher, Rhipidura leucophrys, having white feathers over the brows

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Example Sentences

And when long afterwards they died, Deereeree was changed into the little willy wagtail who may be heard through the stillness of the summer nights, crying her plaintive wail of "Deereeree, wyah, wyah, Deereeree."

From Australian Legendary Tales: folklore of the Noongahburrahs as told to the Piccaninnies by Parker, K. Langloh (Katie Langloh)