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VOCALISER |
One singing |
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OSCINIAN |
One of the Oscines, or singing birds. |
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LAUD |
Music or singing in honor of any one. |
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INSESSOR |
One of the Insessores. The group includes most of the
common singing birds. |
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SONGSTER |
One who sings; one skilled in singing; -- not often
applied to human beings. |
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KINGLET |
Any one of several species of small singing birds of the
genus Regulus and family Sylviidae. |
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TIT |
Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging
to the families Paridae and Leiotrichidae; a titmouse. |
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REEDBIRD |
One of several small Asiatic singing birds of the genera
Sch/nicola and Eurycercus; -- called also reed babbler. |
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WREN |
Any one of numerous species of small singing birds belonging
to Troglodytes and numerous allied of the family Troglodytidae. |
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TITMOUSE |
Any one of numerous species of small insectivorous
singing birds belonging to Parus and allied genera; -- called also tit,
and tomtit. |
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THRUSH |
Any one of numerous species of singing birds belonging to
Turdus and allied genera. They are noted for the sweetness of their
songs. |
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SPARROW |
Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling
the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See
under Hedge. |
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PETTYCHAPS |
Any one of several species of small European singing
birds of the subfamily Sylviinae, as the willow warbler, the
chiff-chaff, and the golden warbler (Sylvia hortensis). |
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THICKHEAD |
Any one of several species of Australian singing birds
of the genus Pachycephala. The males of some of the species are
bright-colored. Some of the species are popularly called thrushes. |
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SEMIRING |
One of the incomplete rings of the upper part of the
bronchial tubes of most birds. The semerings form an essential part of
the syrinx, or musical organ, of singing birds. |
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PORTAMENTO |
In singing, or in the use of the bow, a gradual
carrying or lifting of the voice or sound very smoothly from one note
to another; a gliding from tone to tone. |
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VIREO |
Any one of numerous species of American singing birds
belonging to Vireo and allied genera of the family Vireonidae. In many
of the species the... |
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TANAGER |
Any one of numerous species of bright-colored singing
birds belonging to Tanagra, Piranga, and allied genera. The scarlet
tanager (Piranga eryt... |
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BANSHIE |
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peasantry to warn a family of the speedy death of one of its members,
by wailing or singing in a mournful voice under the windows of the
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WAGTAIL |
Any one of many species of Old World singing birds
belonging to Motacilla and several allied genera of the family
Motacillidae. They have the h... |
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WARBLER |
Any one of numerous species of small, often bright
colored, American singing birds of the family or subfamily
Mniotiltidae, or Sylvicolinae. Th... |
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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. Th... |
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WOODCHAT |
Any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds
belonging to the genera Ianthia and Larvivora. They are closely allied
to the European robi... |
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GREENLET |
L. (Zool.) One of numerous species of small American
singing birds, of the genus Vireo, as the solitary, or blue-headed
(Vireo solitarius); the... |
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SUNBIRD |
Any one of numerous species of small brilliantly colored
birds of the family Nectariniidae, native of Africa, Southern Asia, the
East Indies, a... |