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Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A genus of thrushes. It formerly included any of the Turdidæ and various other birds supposed to be thrush-like; later it was variously restricted, and it is now usually confined to species like the European mistlethrush (T. viscivorus), song-thrush (T. musicus), fieldfare (T. pilaris), and redwing (T. iliacus). In these the sexes are similar, the throat is not streaked, and the general color is not black. (See cuts under fieldfare, mistle-thrush, and thrush.) In the narrowest sense, the genus is coincident with the family in geographical range, being represented in Europe, Asia, Africa, and America. The blackish or dark thrushes, such as the common blackbird or ouzel of Europe, T. merula, and the ring-ouzel, T. torquatus, represent an extensive group, either kept in Turdus proper or separated under the name of Merula. (See cuts under
ouzel and blackbird.) The common robin or migratory thrush of North America represents a group indifferently calledPlanesticus (as a subgenus of Turdus) or merged in Merula. (See cut underrobin , 2.) The song-thrushes of North America represent a section of Turdus named Hylocichla, as the wood-thrush, T. (H.) mustelinus; the hermit-thrush, T. (H.) pallasi (see cut underhermit-thrush ); the tawny or Wilson's thrush, or veery, T. (H.) fuscescens (see cut underveery ); the olive-backed or Swainson's thrush, T. (H.) swainsoni; the gray-cheeked or Alice's thrush, T. (H.) aliciæ; all of which are common woodland songsters of the United States. The varied thrush, or Oregon robin (see cut underthrush ), formerlyT. nævius , represents a section Hesperocichla, or is taken out of the gunus and calledGeocichla nævia . See Tur didæ and thrush.
WordNet 3.0
- n. type genus of the Turdidae
Examples
“For the curious, “turdus” is the Latin word for “thrush.””
“First Nations said ... then you're gonna hate the latin name of the starling - 'turdus turdus'. accurate, though. those wacky latin guys.”
“I guess that makes him a little turdus migratorius.”
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“The mock-bird (turdus polyglottos) who excels, distinguishes himself in variety of action as well as air; from a turret he bounds aloft with the celerity of an arrow, as it were to recover or recal his very soul, expired in the last elevated strain.”
“I might add to these the blue bird, motacilla fialis, mock bird, turdus polyglottos, and sometimes the robin readbreast, turdus migratorius, in extraordinary warm winters, and although I do not pretend to assert as a known truth, yet it may be found on future observation”
“The high forests are filled with the symphony of the song or wood-thrush (turdus minor.) BOTH sexes of some tribes of birds sing equally fine, and it is remarkable, that these reciprocally assist in their domestic cares, as building their nests and setting on their eggs, feeding and defending their young brood, &c.”
“On the 14th a robin (_turdus migratorius_) appeared; this bird is hailed by the natives as the infallible precursor of warm weather.”
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“The fieldfares, (turdus pilarus) which breed in Norway, and come hither in the cold season for our winter berries; as they are associated in flocks, and are in a foreign country, have evident marks of keeping a kind of watch, to remark and announce the appearance of danger.”
“I have discovered an anecdote with respect to the fieldfare (_turdus pilaris_) which I think is particular enough; this bird, though it sits on trees in the daytime, and procures the greatest part of its food from white-thorn hedges, yea, moreover, builds on very high trees, as may be seen by the _fauna suecica_; yet always appears with us to roost on the ground.”
“The blackbird shows off not with its plumage, but the coloratura of its song; like the robin, it is awkward though this may be to impart to young children a species of turdus - that is to say, thrush.”
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