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sage thrasher

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noun

1.

a grayish-brown thrasher, Oreoscoptes montanus, of sagebrush regions of the western U.S.

Origin of sage thrasher

1880-1885

First recorded in 1880-85

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The sage thrasher seems to be a winter visitant to Coahuila.

Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban

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