hermit thrush

a North American thrush, Hylocichla guttata, noted for its complex and appealing song.

Origin of hermit thrush

An Americanism dating back to 1805–15

Stand and listen to the hermit-thrush and see if you can think idle thoughts.

In the Open |Stanton Davis Kirkham
I said that even the hermit-thrush prefers a wood with a road through it.

Wild Life Near Home |Dallas Lore Sharp
The hermit-thrush may be easily identified by his color; his back being a clear olive-brown becoming rufous on his rump and tail.

Wake-Robin |John Burroughs
These are the chickadee, the white-throated sparrow, and the hermit-thrush.

Birds and all Nature, Vol. VI, No. 4, November 1899 |Various

And from a thick maple on the edge of a clearing a hermit-thrush fluted slowly over and over his cloistral ecstasy.

Earth's Enigmas |Charles G. D. Roberts