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Oriole

Any one of various species of Old World singing birds of the family Oriolidae. They are usually conspicuously colored with yellow and black. The European or golden oriole (Oriolus galbula, or O. oriolus) has a very musical flutelike note.

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Blackbird 76% connected

In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Qui…

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Bobolink 76% connected

An American singing bird (Dolichonyx oryzivorus). The male is black and white; the female is brown; -- called also, ricebird, reedbird, and Boblincol…

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Cacique 76% connected

See Cazique.

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Cazique 76% connected

Alt. of Cazic

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Lark 76% connected

A frolic; a jolly time.

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Reedbird 76% connected

The bobolink.

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Ricebird 76% connected

The Java sparrow.

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Oscine 76% connected

Relating to the Oscines.

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Brown noun · 78% connection

A dark color inclining to red or yellow, resulting from the mixture of red and black, or of red, black, and yellow; a tawny, dusky hue.

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Chub noun · 78% connection

A species to fresh-water fish of the Cyprinidae or Carp family. The common European species is Leuciscus cephalus; the cheven. In Amer…

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Gallinule noun · 78% connection

One of several wading birds, having long, webless toes, and a frontal shield, belonging to the family Rallidae. They are remarkable fo…

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Goatsucker noun · 78% connection

One of several species of insectivorous birds, belonging to Caprimulgus and allied genera, esp. the European species (Caprimulgus Euro…

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Godwit noun · 78% connection

One of several species of long-billed, wading birds of the genus Limosa, and family Tringidae. The European black-tailed godwit (Limos…

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Goldfinch noun · 78% connection

A beautiful bright-colored European finch (Carduelis elegans). The name refers to the large patch of yellow on the wings. The front of…

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Greenlet noun · 78% connection

l. (Zool.) One of numerous species of small American singing birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or blue-headed (Vireo solitar…

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Kingfisher noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous species of birds constituting the family Alcedinidae. Most of them feed upon fishes which they capture by diving a…

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Kinglet noun · 78% connection

Any one of several species of small singing birds of the genus Regulus and family Sylviidae.

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Lychnis noun · 78% connection

A genus of Old World plants belonging to the Pink family (Caryophyllaceae). Most of the species have brilliantly colored flowers and c…

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Manakin noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous small birds belonging to Pipra, Manacus, and other genera of the family Pipridae. They are mostly natives of Centr…

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Passeres n. pl. · 78% connection

An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together…

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Pectoral adjective · 78% connection

Having the breast conspicuously colored; as, the pectoral sandpiper.

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Pettychaps noun · 78% connection

Any one of several species of small European singing birds of the subfamily Sylviinae, as the willow warbler, the chiff-chaff, and the…

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Pipit noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging to Anthus and allied genera, of the family Motacillidae. They strongly re…

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Pipra noun · 78% connection

Any one of numerous species of small clamatorial birds belonging to Pipra and allied genera, of the family Pipridae. The male is usual…

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Pitta noun · 78% connection

Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittidae. Most of the…

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Redstart noun · 78% connection

A small, handsome European singing bird (Ruticilla phoenicurus), allied to the nightingale; -- called also redtail, brantail, fireflir…

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