WOODCHAT

Noun

woodchat (plural woodchats)

Lanius senator, a medium-sized migratory passerine bird of the shrike family.

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Source: Wiktionary


Wood"chat`, n. (Zoöl.) (a) Any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds belonging to the genera Ianthia and Larvivora. They are closely allied to the European robin. The males are usually bright blue above, and more or less red or rufous beneath. (b) A European shrike (Enneoctonus rufus). In the male the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and tail are black, varied with white.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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