Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A South American passerine bird, or ant-bird, of the family Formicariidœ, or, in a more restricted sense, of the subfamily Formicariinœ (which see).
- noun A breve; an East Indian bird of the family Pittidœ, having little relation with the foregoing; in the plural, the breves or pittas. See
Pittidœ . - noun Originally, as used by the translators of Cuvier, a species of either of the foregoing families, and also of others; any bird of the indeterminate genus Myothera of Illiger.
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Examples
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The particular revolutionary chief whose fortunes he was following finally came into power, and Cherrie immortalized his name by naming a new species of ant-thrush after hima delightful touch, in its practical combination of those not normally kindred pursuits, ornithology and gun-running.
I. The Start 1914
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There was also a tiny soft-tailed woodpecker, no larger than a kinglet; a queer humming-bird with a slightly flexible bill; and many species of ant-thrush, tanager, manakin, and tody.
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There was also a tiny soft-tailed woodpecker, no larger than a kinglet; a queer humming-bird with a slightly flexible bill; and many species of ant-thrush, tanager, manakin, and tody.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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The particular revolutionary chief whose fortunes he was following finally came into power, and Cherrie immortalized his name by naming a new species of ant-thrush after him -- a delightful touch, in its practical combination of those not normally kindred pursuits, ornithology and gun-running.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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The two best performers were our old friend the false bellbird, with its series of ringing whistles, and a shy, attractive ant-thrush.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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Before breakfast he brought in several birds; a dark colored flycatcher, with white forehead and rump and two very long tail-feathers; a black and slate-blue tanager; a black ant-thrush with
Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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At this camp he shot an interesting little ant-thrush.
Through the Brazilian Wilderness Theodore Roosevelt 1888
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Before breakfast he brought in several birds; a dark colored flycatcher, with white forehead and rump and two very long tail-feathers; a black and slate-blue tanager; a black ant-thrush with a concealed white spot on its back, at the base of the neck, and its dull-colored mate; and other birds which he believed to be new to science, but whose relationships with any of our birds are so remote that it is hard to describe them save in technical language.
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Carlos was already outside and ready to go when I hurtled out of the front door, and within a few minutes we were through the gates and heading down Semaphore Hill's winding road … an earlier post (actually, probably several of them) that any bird with the word 'ant' in its name is likely to be a very good one: antbird, antwren, ant-thrush, all of them difficult to see, often stunningly well-marked, and unknown outside of Central and South America.
10,000 Birds 2009
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Carlos was already outside and ready to go when I hurtled out of the front door, and within a few minutes we were through the gates and heading down Semaphore Hill's winding road … an earlier post (actually, probably several of them) that any bird with the word 'ant' in its name is likely to be a very good one: antbird, antwren, ant-thrush, all of them difficult to see, often stunningly well-marked, and unknown outside of Central and South America.
10,000 Birds 2009
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