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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Muscicapidae .
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FIVE ON THE WINGSiberian rubythroat Luscinia calliopeA member of the thrush family which is distinguished by its olive-brown upper parts, bright red throat and white stripes above and below the eyes.
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The only non-breeding-season record of the globally threatened blackthroat (Luscinia obscura), which breeds in west and central China, was from lowland forest or secondary growth in this region.
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These species include: Moschus moschiferus, Apodemus speciosus, Luscinia cyane, L. sibilans, Carpodacus roseus, Apus pacificus, Streptopelia orientalis, Tetrao parvirostris, Anas formosa and Corvus corone.
East Siberian taiga 2008
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Denmark, but penetrates (strangely enough) further into South Sweden than our own Luscinia: ranging meanwhile over all Central Europe,
Prose Idylls, New and Old Charles Kingsley 1847
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* Luscinia, s. philomela Americana, the yellow hooded titmouse.
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_Luscinia_ (_Philomela_), 1. cantat suavissime omnium.
The Orbis Pictus Johann Amos Comenius 1631
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Some 13 of these are listed including lesser kestrel Falco naumanni (VU), Chinese grouse Bonasa sewerzovi (VU), Chinese monal Lophophorus lhuysii (VU), blue-eared pheasant Crossoptilon auritum, Sichuan jay Perisoreus imternigrans (VU), snowy-cheeked laughingthrush Garrulax sukatschewi (VU), rufus-headed robin Luscinia ruficeps (VU) and a subspecies of Tengmalm's owl Aegolius funereus beickianus which is endemic to the region.
Jiuzhaigou Valley Scenic and Historic Interest Area, China 2009
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Other species include corncrake Crex crex, spotted crake Porzana porzana, red-breasted flycatcher Ficedula parva, nightingale Luscinia megarhynchos, Bohemian waxwing, marsh warbler Achrocephalus palustris and Blyth’s reed warbler Acrocephalus dumetorum.
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Epictetus said well, _Si Luscinia essem, canerem ut Luscinia: cum autem homo sim, __ quid agam?
The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning Hugh Binning 1640
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