- a variation of ouzel.
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I hear the dusky ousel that sends a joyous greeting to all the faithful: My speech, my shape are spectral—hush, woman, do not speak to me!
From Ancient Irish Poetry by Various
From a human point of view it was a frightful plunge; from the ousel point of view it was an every-day affair.
From Birds of the Rockies by Leander S. (Leander Sylvester) Keyser
The ousel sat on the edge of the ice rim to finish her song, and it timed with the running of the stream.
From The Basket Woman A Book of Indian Tales for Children by Mary Hunter Austin
She was a handsome brunette--indeed, the squire called her a "black ousel."
From A Cotswold Village by J. Arthur Gibbs
The ousel cock so black of hue With Orange-tawny bill.
From The plant-lore & garden-craft of Shakespeare by Henry Nicholson Ellacombe
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