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white wagtail
white wagtail n. a Eurasian wagtail, Motacilla alba, the typical form of which has grey and white plumage with a black and white head.The pied wagtail of Britain is a subspecies of this.
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1678 J. Ray tr. F. Willughby Ornithol. ii. 237 (heading) The white Wagtail: Motacilla alba.
1793 J. Leslie tr. Comte de Buffon Nat. Hist. Birds V. 241 The White Wagtail (Lavandiere) has often been confounded with the other kinds (Bergeronettes).
1896 Auk 13 305 This was a White Wagtail, who was picking his way over the upturned soil, walking with dainty steps.
2011 Wildlife Brit. (new ed.) 145 The mainland European form [of the Pied Wagtail], the White Wagtail, is a scarce migrant in spring and autumn in the British Isles.
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