water wagtail

Water-wagtail, small, or water-thrush (Seiurus noveboracensis).

In the ivy close under the window there, within reach of the hand, a water-wagtail built its nest.

"The water-wagtail," though he wished her every happiness, did not satisfy him for Orion.

Another bird which has interested me here is the Louisiana water-thrush, called also large-billed water-thrush, and water-wagtail.