or Wagtail Fly-catcher
an Australian bird, Rhipidura tricolor, the Black-and-white Fantail, with black-and-white plumagelike a pied wagtail. See also quotation, 1896. The name isapplied sometimes in Gippsland, and was first used in WesternAustralia as a name for the Black-and-white Fantail.See Fantail.
1885. R. M. Praed, `Head-Station,' p. 24:
«He pointed to a Willy-wagtail which was hopping cheerfullyfrom stone to stone.»
1896. A. J. North, `List of the Insectivorous Birds of NewSouth Wales,' pt i. p. 13:
«Salltoprocta motacilloides, Vig. and Horsf. `Black andWhite Fantail.' `Water Wagtail.'. . . From this bird's habitof constantly swaying its lengthened tail feathers from side toside it is locally known in many districts as the `WillyWagtail.'»