Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Wattlebird \Wat"tle*bird`\, n.
1. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of several species of honey eaters
belonging to {Anthoch[ae]ra} and allied genera of the
family {Meliphagid[ae]}. These birds usually have a large
and conspicuous wattle of naked skin hanging down below
each ear. They are natives of Australia and adjacent
islands.
Note: The best-known species ({Anthoch[ae]ra carunculata})
has the upper parts grayish brown, with a white stripe
on each feather, and the wing and tail quills dark
brown or blackish, tipped with withe. Its wattles, in
life, are light blood-red. Called also {wattled crow},
{wattled bee-eater}, {wattled honey eater}. Another
species ({A. inauris}) is streaked with black, gray,
and white, and its long wattles are white, tipped with
orange. The bush wattlebirds, belonging to the genus
{Anellobia}, are closely related, but lack conspicuous
wattles. The most common species ({A. mellivora}) is
dark brown, finely streaked with white. Called also
{goruck creeper}.
2. (Zo["o]l.) The Australian brush turkey.