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Definition of Ring thrush
1. Noun. European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has blackish plumage with a white band around the neck.
Generic synonyms: Thrush
Group relationships: Genus Turdus, Turdus
Lexicographical Neighbors of Ring Thrush
Literary usage of Ring thrush
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The feathered tribes of the British islands by Robert Mudie (1834)
"Notwithstanding i>- solitary and hiding habits, the blackbird is more easily
tamed and more patient of restraint than the thrush. THE RING-THRUSH. ..."
2. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by William Holl, Neville Wood, Edward Mammatt (1836)
"Next, we are presented with good examples of those of the Fieldfare Thrush and
of the ring thrush, two of each. They greatly resemble those of the Black ..."
3. The Analyst: A Quarterly Journal of Science, Literature, Natural History by Neville Wood, William Holl, Edward Mammatt (1836)
"Next, we are presented with good examples of those of the Fieldfare Thrush and
of the ring thrush, two of each. They greatly resemble those of the Black ..."
4. Provincial Names and Folk Lore of British Birds by Charles Swainson (1885)
"ring thrush. 2.. Names given to it from the nature of its favourite haunts.
Heath throstle. Moor, or mountain blackbird (North Riding; Scotland). ..."
5. Scandinavian Adventures: During a Residence of Upwards of Twenty Years by Llewelyn Lloyd (1854)
"... midland provinces of Sweden ah1 the year round;" whence the inference is, that
only a portion migrate. The Ring-Ouzel (Ring-Trout, or Ring-Thrush, Sw.; ..."
6. Chambers's Information for the People: A Popular Encyclopaedia by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1853)
"... redwing, ring-thrush, &c., are closely allied species of the same genus, of
which the other species ..."
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