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hermit thrush

American  

noun

  1. a North American thrush, Hylocichla guttata, noted for its complex and appealing song.


Etymology

Origin of hermit thrush

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15


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Wildlife preserves were filled with hikers seeking fresh air with a side of hermit thrush.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 6, 2024

Some were simple but detailed, like an 1820 drawing of a hermit thrush perched on a branch.

From New York Times ● Mar. 15, 2023

But we found solitude while walking for hours on trails and carriage roads; we kept quiet, listening to the liquid song of a hermit thrush from deep in the forest.

From Washington Post ● Sep. 9, 2021

He calls the hermit thrush, the Vermont state bird, “the Mozart of the bird world.”

From Washington Times ● Jun. 14, 2015

Above the altitude of eight thousand feet you may hear, in June, the marvelous melody of Audubon's hermit thrush.

From Wild Life on the Rockies by Enos Abijah Mills

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