Whistling

Definition of Whistling

Whis´tling

a. & n.

1.

a. & n. from Whistle, v.

Whistling buoy
(Naut.) See under Buoy.

Whistling coot
(Zool.) the American black scoter.

Whistling Dick
a -	(Zool.) An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii).
b -	The song thrush.

Whistling duck
a -	(Zool.) The golden-eye.
b -	A tree duck.

Whistling eagle
(Zool.) a small Australian eagle (Haliastur sphenurus); - called also whistling hawk, and little swamp eagle.

Whistling plover
a -	(Zool.) The golden plover.
b -	The black-bellied, or gray, plover.

Whistling snipe
(Zool.) the American woodcock.

Whistling swan
a -	(Zool.) The European whooper swan; - called also wild swan, and elk.
b -	An American swan (Olor columbianus). See under Swan.

Whistling teal
(Zool.) a tree duck, as Dendrocygna awsuree of India.

Whistling thrush
a -	(Zool.) Any one of several species of singing birds of the genus Myiophonus, native of Asia, Australia, and the East Indies. They are generally black, glossed with blue, and have a patch of bright blue on each shoulder. Their note is a loud and clear whistle.
b -	The song thrush.

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