Wilson's thrush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wilson's thrush
1830–40, see Wilson's storm petrel
Example Sentences
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Wilson's thrush, 113. woodpecker, 175. wood-pewee, 71. yellow-bellied woodpecker, 135, 209.
From Little Brothers of the Air by Miller, Olive Thorne
Indeed, I had stated in print on two occasions that the wood-thrush was not found in the higher lands of the Catskills, but that the hermit-thrush and the veery, or Wilson’s thrush, were common.
From Wake-Robin by Burroughs, John
Wilson's thrush comes every year to remind me of that most poetic of ornithologists.
From Choice Specimens of American Literature, and Literary Reader Being Selections from the Chief American Writers by Martin, Benj. N.
Once in a while the species was plainly distinguishable; I could make out the bobolink, tanager, Wilson's thrush, white-crown'd sparrow, and occasionally from high in the air came the notes of the plover.
From Complete Prose Works Specimen Days and Collect, November Boughs and Goodbye My Fancy by Whitman, Walt
"It is a little smaller than Wilson's thrush, Maria," she admitted.
From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell
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