The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Wedge-tailed \Wedge"-tailed"\, a. (Zool.)
Having a tail which has the middle pair of feathers longest,
the rest successively and decidedly shorter, and all more or
less attenuate; -- said of certain birds. See Illust. of
Wood hoopoe, under Wood.
[1913 Webster]
Wedge-tailed eagle, an Australian eagle (Aquila audax)
which feeds on various small species of kangaroos, and on
lambs; -- called also mountain eagle, bold eagle, and
eagle hawk.
Wedge-tailed gull, an arctic gull (Rhodostethia rosea) in
which the plumage is tinged with rose; -- called also
Ross's gull.
[1913 Webster]