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  • proper noun A taxonomic genus within the family Turdidae.

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Examples

  • New England-Acadian forests also support the endemic Bicknell's thrush (Catharus bicknelli).

    New England-Acadian forests 2008

  • It was because of their excessively scrupulous conscience in these matters, that the name "Puritan" was given to the Calvinist by his enemy, at first a mocking designation analogous to "Catharus" in the

    The Age of the Reformation Preserved Smith 1910

  • Catharus ustulatus 3-4; Brown Thrasher Toxostoma rufum

    10,000 Birds 2008

  • Also found in this ecoregion; amethyst-throated hummingbird (Lampornis amethystinus), Steller's jay (Cyanocitta stelleri), ruddy foliage-gleaner (Automlus rubigihosus), russet-nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis), and collared towhee (Pipilo ocai).

    Sierra Madre del Sur pine-oak forests 2007

  • The Oaxaca sparrow (Aimophila notosticta), golden-cheeked warbler (Dendroica chrysoparia), russet nightingale-thrush (Catharus occidentalis), hooded yellowthroat (Geothlypis nelsoni), and collared towhee (Pipilo ocai) are also species which prefer the habitats offered by this mountainous ecoregion.

    Sierra Madre de Oaxaca pine-oak forests 2007

  • Catharus, the bastard of Constantine his second son.

    The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 1206

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