ground thrush — ▪ bird any of about 37 species of thrushes of the genus Zoothera (family Turdidae), including birds sometimes placed in the genera Geokichla, Ixoreus, Oreocincla, and Ridgwayia and some that have been assigned to Turdus. All are more than… … Universalium
Ground tit — Tit Tit, n. 1. A small horse. Tusser. [1913 Webster] 2. A woman; used in contempt. Burton. [1913 Webster] 3. A morsel; a bit. Halliwell. [1913 Webster] 4. [OE.; cf. Icel. titter a tit or small bird. The word probably meant originally, something… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ground thrush — noun 1. : pitta 2 2. : any of numerous Old World thrushes chiefly of a genus (Geocichla) of the family Turdidae … Useful english dictionary
Old World ant thrushes — Pitta Pit ta (p[i^]t t[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a large group of bright colored clamatorial birds belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family {Pittid[ae]}. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
African ground thrush — Taxobox name = Ground thrush image width = image caption = regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Passeriformes familia = Turdidae familia authority = genus = Zoothera genus authority = Vigors, 1832 subdivision ranks = Species… … Wikipedia
Pitta — Pit ta (p[i^]t t[.a]), n. (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of a large group of bright colored clamatorial birds belonging to {Pitta}, and allied genera of the family {Pittid[ae]}. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue, green,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Lombok — /lom bok /, n. an island in Indonesia, E of Bali. 1,300,234; 1826 sq. mi. (4729 sq. km). * * * Island, Indonesia. It is one of the Lesser Sunda Islands, separated from Bali by the Lombok Strait and from Sumbawa by the Alas Strait. It is 70 mi… … Universalium
passeriform — /pas euhr euh fawrm , peuh ser euh /, adj. of or pertaining to the order Passeriformes; passerine. [ < NL Passeriformes, equiv. to L passer sparrow + iformes IFORMES] * * * ▪ bird Introduction also called passerine or perching bird any… … Universalium
Song Thrush — Taxobox name = Song Thrush status = LC status system = iucn3.1 status ref =IUCN2006|assessors=BirdLife International|year=2004|id=51607|title=Turdus philomelos|downloaded=12 May 2006 Database entry includes justification for why this species is… … Wikipedia
Cinclosomatidae — Spotted Quail thrush (Cinclosoma punctatum) Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
