olive-backed thrush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of olive-backed thrush
An Americanism dating back to 1835–45
Example Sentences
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There is an assortment of taxidermied specimens, including a mouse and an olive-backed thrush; eggs from a brown pelican; a porcupine fish; and the jaw of a crocodile.
From New York Times ● Jul. 28, 2014
One fall I picked up a dead olive-backed thrush in the Zoological Park.
From The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year by Beebe, William
The olive-backed thrush you will enjoy after your day's work is quite finished.
From The Forest by White, Stewart Edward
One day as I sat here I heard the song of the olive-backed thrush down in the currant-bushes below me.
From Under the Maples by Burroughs, John
This way my thoughts were running when all at once two birds dashed by me—a black-poll warbler in hot pursuit of an olive-backed thrush.
From The Foot-path Way by Torrey, Bradford
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