Wilson's thrush
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Wilson's thrush
1830–40, Wilson's storm petrel
Example Sentences
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The sun had gone nearly to the ridge top, and a Wilson's thrush was celebrating with his hollow notes the artificial twilight of its shadow.
From The Claim Jumpers by White, Stewart Edward
Wilson's thrush comes every year to remind me of that most poetic or ornithologists.
From My Garden Acquaintance by Lowell, James Russell
The first time I saw the veery, or Wilson's thrush, also stands out in my memory.
From My Boyhood by Burroughs, John
Wilson's thrush, 113. woodpecker, 175. wood-pewee, 71. yellow-bellied woodpecker, 135, 209.
From Little Brothers of the Air by Miller, Olive Thorne
"It is a little smaller than Wilson's thrush, Maria," she admitted.
From A Son of the City A Story of Boy Life by Seely, Herman Gastrell
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