turdus pilaris

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turdus pilaris - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Fieldfare \Field"fare`\ (?; 277), n. [OE. feldfare, AS.
     feldfare; field + faran to travel.] (Zool.)
     a small thrush (Turdus pilaris) which breeds in northern
     Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and
     lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the
     back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also fellfare.
     [1913 Webster]

turdus pilaris - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Turdus pilaris
      n 1: medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn:
           fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris]