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11) wheatear. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A small thrush (Oenanthe oenanthe) having a gray back, buff breast, and white rump, found in open areas of most northern regions. Back-formation from earlier wheatears...

12) mavis. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...See song thrush. Middle English, from Old French mauvis, probably from mauve, seagull, mew....

13) thrush 1. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...and noted for a clear melodious song. 2. Any of various similar or related birds, as a water thrush or thrasher. 3. Slang A woman who sings popular songs. Middle...

14) thrush 2. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Candida albicans, that occurs most often in infants and children, characterized by small whitish eruptions on the mouth, throat, and tongue, and usually accompanied...

15) fieldfare. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...An Old World thrush (Turdus pilaris) having gray and reddish-brown plumage. Middle English feldfare, from Old English feldeware, error for *feldefare : perhaps feld,...

16) stonechat. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A small Old World thrush (Saxicola torquata) of open, grassy regions, the male of which has a black head, dark wings and tail, and chestnut underparts. From the resemblance...

17) veery. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...Inflected forms: pl. veeˇries A New World thrush (Hylocichla fuscescens) having a reddish-brown head, back, and tail and an indistinctly spotted breast. Also called...

18) Townsend's solitaire. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...A long-tailed, short-billed thrush (Myadestes townsendi) of western North America, living mostly in woody mountainous areas and noted for its clear, ringing song....

19) redwing. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. See red-winged blackbird. 2. A European thrush (Turdus iliacus) having reddish feathers under the wings and a white eye stripe....

20) throstle. The American HeritageŽ Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.
...1. Any of various Old World thrushes, especially a song thrush. 2. A machine formerly used for spinning fibers such as cotton or wool. Middle English, from Old English....

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