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Definition of Ring ouzel
1. Noun. European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck.
Exact synonyms: Ring Blackbird, Ring Thrush, Turdus Torquatus
Generic synonyms: Thrush
Group relationships: Genus Turdus, Turdus
Generic synonyms: Thrush
Group relationships: Genus Turdus, Turdus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ring Ouzel
Literary usage of Ring ouzel
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Monthly Chronicle of North-country Lore and Legend (1888)
"CAVING its habitat on the uplands, moorlands, and fells, the ring ouzel (Turdus
... The ring ouzel, which has a wide range from Syria and Northern Africa, ..."
2. Illustrations of British Ornithology by Prideaux John Selby (1833)
"RING-OUZEL, MERULA TORQUATA. PI-ATE XLIV. Fio. 2. Turdus torquatus, Linn. Syst.
... Ring-Ouzel, Br. ZooL 1. No. 110. t. 46—Arct. ZooL 2. p. 344. H Will. ..."