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Definition of Oscines
1. Noun. Two names for the suborder of typical songbirds.
Generic synonyms: Animal Order
Group relationships: Order Passeriformes, Passeriformes
Member holonyms: Oscine, Oscine Bird, Family Meliphagidae, Meliphagidae, Family Prunellidae, Prunellidae, Alaudidae, Family Alaudidae, Family Motacillidae, Motacillidae, Family Fringillidae, Fringillidae, Coerebidae, Dacninae, Family Coerebidae, Family Dacninae, Family Passeridae, Passeridae, Family Ploceidae, Ploceidae, Drepanididae, Family Drepanididae, Family Muscicapidae, Muscicapidae, Family Turdidae, Turdidae, Family Sylviidae, Sylviidae, Family Timaliidae, Timaliidae, Family Parulidae, Parulidae, Family Paradisaeidae, Paradisaeidae, Family Icteridae, Icteridae, Family Oriolidae, Oriolidae, Family Sturnidae, Sturnidae, Corvidae, Family Corvidae, Cracticidae, Family Cracticidae, Family Mimidae, Mimidae, Acanthisittidae, Family Acanthisittidae, Family Xenicidae, Xenicidae, Certhiidae, Family Certhiidae, Family Sittidae, Sittidae, Family Paridae, Paridae, Family Irenidae, Irenidae, Family Hirundinidae, Hirundinidae, Artamidae, Family Artamidae, Family Thraupidae, Thraupidae, Family Laniidae, Laniidae, Family Ptilonorhynchidae, Ptilonorhynchidae, Cinclidae, Family Cinclidae, Family Vireonidae, Vireonidae, Bombycillidae, Family Bombycillidae
Definition of Oscines
1. n. pl. Singing birds; a group of the Passeres, having numerous syringeal muscles, conferring musical ability.
Definition of Oscines
1. oscine [n] - See also: oscine
Lexicographical Neighbors of Oscines
Literary usage of Oscines
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Orbis Pictus of John Amos Comenius by Johann Amos Comenius, Charles William Bardeen (1887)
"... the Chaffinch, the Goldfinch, the Siskin, the Linnet, the little Titmouse,
the Wood-wall, the Robin-red-breast, the Hedge-sparrow, &c. oscines. ..."
2. A Hand-book to the Birds of Great Britain by Richard Bowdler Sharpe (1896)
"SECTION A.-oscines. THE CROWS. FAMILY CORVID^E. AMONG the members of this family
will be found some of the most perfect, if one may use such an expression ..."
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