water ouzel

American  

noun

1. dipper.

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water ouzel British  

noun

1. another name for dipper

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Etymology

Origin of water ouzel

First recorded in 1615–25

Example Sentences

Birds, 68, 96; in the Merced Valley, 50, 65-67; water ouzel, 106, 107, 223; wrens, 170; on Mount Hoffman, 173-77; sparrows on Cathedral Peak, 251.

From My First Summer in the Sierra by Muir, John

Later, he was to know this little slate-colored bird as the water ouzel, a bird that was neither wader nor swimmer, yet took his subsistence from the foam and spray.

From David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story by Harney, George S.

As he rocked he watched the water ouzel teetering on a rock in the river, joyously shaking from its back the spray which deluged it at intervals.

From The Man from the Bitter Roots by Lockhart, Caroline

This gorge is the home of the water ouzel, which is often seen flying back and forth in the spray.

From Glacier National Park [Montana] by Interior, United States Dept. of the

Another bird I love among the Alps is the dipper or water ouzel.

From Ski-running by Furse, Katharine Symonds