ring ouzel

noun

1. a European thrush, Turdus torquatus , common in rocky areas. The male has a blackish plumage with a white band around the neck and the female is brown

Example Sentences

The eggs number from three to six, somewhat resembling those of the Blackbird or Ring Ouzel.

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Its nest is very similar to that of the ordinary Ring Ouzel or Blackbird, and is located in the middle of a dense bush.

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The ring-ouzel is a regular visitor to the open country of Dartmoor, while the dipper haunts many of its streams.

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In form and movements the Ring Ouzel is a more elegantly shaped bird than the Blackbird.

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A ring-ouzel flies wildly from the rowan-tree, and four or five species of thrushes are among the berries of the shrubs.

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