Wheatear. 
WADERS {Grallatores, Illiger.) — An order of wading- birds. 
WAGEL GULL. — A name for the young of the Cobb {Larus 
marinus,^ 
WAGTAIL {Motacilla^ Auctores.) — A genus of Perchers, 
{Insessores, Vigors,) of which we have the Pied and Winter Wagtails ; 
the Spring Wagtail is separated from this genus by Cuvier. 
WALK OF BIRDS. — * All aquatic birds and waders walk or run in 
the ordinary manner, placing one leg before the other alternately ; but 
the greater part of the smaller land birds hop, or rather jump along, as 
if their legs were tied together. The starling, the lark, and wagtail, 
are walkers, and are never seen to hop, as it is termed ; whereas the 
pies mostly walk, but will frequently hop.* 
WALL HICK. — A name for the Crank Bird. 
WARBLER (^Sylvia^'LATnAM.y — A genus of Perchers 
Vigors,) which has recently been divided into several new genera.* 
W^ASH DISH and W^ASHERW^OMAN. — Names for the Pied 
Wagtail, expressive of its peculiar motions. 
WATER CRAKE. — A name for the Bilcock. 
WATER CROW. — A name for the Dipper. 
WATER HEN. — A name for the Gallinule. 
