wilson's thrush

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wilson's thrush - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Veery \Veer"y\, n. (Zool.)
     An American thrush (Turdus fuscescens) common in the
     Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown
     above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown.
     Called also Wilson's thrush.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion.    --Thoreau.
     [1913 Webster]

wilson's thrush - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  Wilson's thrush
      n 1: tawny brown North American thrush noted for its song [syn:
           veery, Wilson's thrush, Hylocichla fuscescens]