WINDHOVER—WOOD-CHAT 1041 
WINDHOVER, a common name for the KEsTREL (page 477). 
WINDLESTRAW, a local name for the WHITETHROAT. 
WINDPIPE, see TRACHEA ; but also, with 
WIND-THRUSH, WINE-THRUSH (Germ. Wein-drossel) and 
WINNARD, a name of the REDWING (page 777). 
WING, see Carpus, CUBITALS, FLIGHT, HUMERUS, PRIMARIES, 
Rapius, REMIGES and ULNA. 
WIRE-BIRD, a PLoveER of the genus gialitis (KILLDEER, p. 
482) peculiar to the island of St. Helena, on the arid plains of 
which, more or less covered with “ wire-grass ” (Cynodon dactylon), it is 
aresident. It is allied to and, until Mr. Harting (/Lis, 1873, pp. 266- 
269, pl. ix.) shewed its distinctness, was confounded with 4’. pecuaria, 
a species widely distributed in Africa. 4. sanctx-helene is however 
the larger of the two, and like most birds peculiar to oceanic islands 
has broader and comparatively shorter wings. 
WITTE KRAAI (White Crow) and WITTE OOGJE (White- 
eye), Dutch names adopted by colonists in South Africa for NEo- 
PHRON percnopterus (page 621) and ZOSTEROPS capensis respectively. 
WOBBLE, a bird so called by some of the early voyagers to 
North America, and supposed to be the GARE-FOWL, but almost as 
likely to refer to any other species of Alcidw which flutter their 
wings. (Cf. Skeat, Etymol. Dict. sub wabble, another form of the 
word.) 
WONGA-WONGA, a large and fine PIGEON, Leucosarcia picata, 
inhabiting the eastern part of Australia, which from its esculent 
qualities would apparently be well worthy of domestication, if that 
end could be attained, which is not improbable seeing that the 
species will breed in confinement. It is said to feed mostly on the 
ground on the seeds and fruit-stones that have fallen from the trees 
among which it lives. Of a deep slaty-grey above, with a white 
‘gorget bordered above and below by deep black, black triangular 
spots on its white flanks, and buff lower tail coverts, to say nothing 
of its pink bill and legs, it is rather a noble-looking bird. 
WOOD-CHAT, a name for which no earlier use can be traced 
than to Ray’s posthumous work (Synops. Meth. Av. p. 19) published 
in 1713, when it is applied to a species of SHRIKE (p. 843), Lanius 
auriculatus or rufus, which has since borne it, though how this bird, 
being only a chance visitor to Britain, came to earn a distinctive 
English name, and one so unmeaning, is not easily understood.* 
1 Wald-Katze, is one of its German names. Ray may have rendered this 
literally ‘‘ Wood-Cat,” and his Editor (Derham), or the printer, not knowing what 
was intended, may have turned the last syllable into Chat. 
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