Whistling
Whistling , adjective and noun
a. & n. from Whistle, v.
Collocations (10)
Whistling coot (Zoology) , the American black scoter.
Whistling Dick (Zoology) , (a) An Australian shrike thrush (Colluricincla Selbii). (b) The song thrush. [Provincial English]
Whistling duck (Zoology) , (a) The golden-eye. (b) A tree duck.
Whistling eagle (Zoology) , a small Australian eagle (Haliastur sphenurus); -- called also whistling hawk, and little swamp eagle.
Whistling plover (Zoology) , (a) The golden plover. (b) The black-bellied, or gray, plover.
Whistling snipe (Zoology) , the American woodcock.
Whistling swan (Zoology) , (a) The European whooper swan; -- called also wild swan, and elk. (b) An American swan (Olor columbianus). See under Swan.
Whistling teal (Zoology) , a tree duck, as Dendrocygna awsuree of India.
Whistling thrush (Zoology) , (a) 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. (b) The song thrush. [Provincial English]