ring ouzel

Definitions

Turdus torquatus, a European thrush, similar to the common blackbird, but with a ring of white feathers at its neck.

Equivalents

Examples

“Some birds seem to belong⟳ to all scenery alike; others love⟳ only the waste⟳ common land⟳, the stream, or the sea-shore; while a third division, οἱ εκλετόι (the elect⟳), are only to be found in one or two favoured counties in the whole of England. Of these last⟳ are the Ring-Ouzels.”

“In recording my observations on the Ring-Ouzel (Turdus torquatus), I have⟳ no expectation of writing anything original. But I think⟳ it possible that personal notes on this interesting bird may be acceptable to those ornithologists who are less familiar with it than I am.”

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