thrush-like

Diamond never saw the bird but did describe its thrush-like song (Diamond 1975).

Archive 2006-05-01 Darren Naish 2006

"Unless you marry him," the countess interrupted, ending with a thrush-like laugh.

In and out of Three Normady Inns Anna Bowman Dodd

The long-tailed brown thrashers, lovers of the undergrowth, are still more thrush-like in look, but in our classifications they hold the position of giant cousins to the wrens.

The Log of the Sun A Chronicle of Nature's Year William Beebe 1919

How strange it is that a bird, under the form of a woodpecker, should prey on insects on the ground; that upland geese which rarely or never swim, should possess webbed feet; that a thrush-like bird should dive and feed on sub-aquatic insects; and that a petrel should have the habits and structure fitting it for the life of an awk! and so in endless other cases.

XV. Recapitulation and Conclusion 1909

The rich contralto thrush-like melody, with its ever recurring "sol-la," "sol-la," fills the woodlands with beauty.

Some Spring Days in Iowa Frederick John Lazell 1905

All her glow had faded -- she was a dun thrush-like creature, clothed in semi-tints; yet she seemed much nearer than when her smile shot light on him.

The Fruit of the Tree Edith Wharton 1899

Save in color, they presented a decidedly thrush-like appearance, and their manners were also thrush-like.

Birds of the Rockies 1896

Margot was no great performer, but what she could play she played by heart, and Nature had provided her with a sweet, thrush-like voice, with that true musical thrill which no teaching can impart.

Big Game A Story for Girls George de Horne Vaizey 1887

There are other lesser notes: a musical, thrush-like chirp, repeated slowly, and sometimes rapidly till it runs to a bubbling sound; also there is a horny sound, which is perhaps produced by striking upon the edges of the lower mandible with those of the upper.

A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs 1881

On cautiously approaching a clump of birches they saw a big, thrush-like bird fly out of a large nest about ten feet from the ground, and settle on a tree close by, where it was joined by its mate.

A Shepherd's Life Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs 1881