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veery

(Encyclopedia) veery: see thrush.

wheatear

(Encyclopedia) wheatear: see thrush, bird.

thrush , in zoology

(Encyclopedia) thrush, bird, common name for members of the Turdidae, a large family of birds found in most parts of the world and noted for their beautiful song. The majority are modestly colored,…

robin

(Encyclopedia) robin or robin redbreast, common name for a migratory bird of the family Turdidae (thrush family).

chat

(Encyclopedia) chat, name applied to several Old World perching birds, such as the wheatear (see thrush), the whinchat, and the stonechat, and to a common American warbler.

Witter Bynner: A Thrush in the Moonlight

A Thrush in the MoonlightWitter BynnerIn came the moon and covered me with wonder, Touched me and was near me and made me very still. In came a rush of song, like rain after thunder, Pouring…

mockingbird

(Encyclopedia) mockingbird: see mimic thrush.

catbird

(Encyclopedia) catbird: see mimic thrush.