water ouzel

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

water ouzel
    n 1: small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents
         fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom [syn:
         {water ouzel}, {dipper}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Water ousel \Wa"ter ou"sel\, Water ouzel \Wa"ter ou"zel\ .
   (Zool.)
   Any one of several species of small insessorial birds of the
   genus {Cinclus} (or {Hydrobates}), especially the European
   water ousel ({Cinclus aquaticus}), and the American water
   ousel ({Cinclus Mexicanus}). These birds live about the
   water, and are in the habit of walking on the bottom of
   streams beneath the water in search of food.
   [1913 Webster]