song thrush

American  

noun

1. a common, European songbird, Turdus philomelos.

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song thrush British  

noun

1. a common Old World thrush, Turdus philomelos, that has a brown back and spotted breast and is noted for its song

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Etymology

Origin of song thrush

First recorded in 1660–70

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song thrush

When he appears in the ballads as the merle, bracketed with his cousin the mavis, the song thrush, it is far easier to recognize him as the master singer that he is.

From Theodore Roosevelt; an Autobiography by Roosevelt, Theodore

The Missel Thrush, so called from its fondness for the mistletoe, is larger than the common or song thrush, less melodious and not so common in England, but well known upon the continent of Europe.

From Natural History in Anecdote Illustrating the nature, habits, manners and customs of animals, birds, fishes, reptiles, etc., etc., etc. by Various

In the Trossachs, in Scotland, I followed a song thrush about for a long time, attracted by its peculiar song.

From Ways of Nature by Burroughs, John

The breeding of blackbird, song thrush, and mistle thrush in Great Britain.

From The Breeding Birds of Kansas by Johnston, Richard F.

But this new antagonist was no half-frozen, half-starved Continental song thrush.

From The Way of the Wild by Rountree, Harry