01 a. & n. a. & n. from Whistle, v.
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Phrases & compounds
Whistling buoy —
See under Buoy.
Whistling coot —
the American black scoter.
Whistling Dick —
An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii).
Whistling duck —
The golden-eye.
Whistling eagle —
a small Australian eagle (Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk, and little swamp eagle.
Whistling plover —
The golden plover.
Whistling snipe —
the American woodcock.
Whistling swan —
The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan, and elk.
Whistling teal —
a tree duck, as Dendrocygna awsuree of India.
Whistling thrush —
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.