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PASSERES
Oscines, suborder Oscines, Passeres, suborder Passeres
(noun) two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Pas"se*res, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. passer a sparrow.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: An order, or suborder, of birds, including more that half of all the known species. It embraces all singing birds (Oscines), together with many other small perching birds.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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