song thrush

a common, European songbird, Turdus philomelos.

Origin of song thrush

First recorded in 1660–70

The Song-Thrush and Blackbird have been successfully introduced, and they are common in suburban gardens.

An Australian Bird Book |John Albert Leach
Here, with the first dawn of spring, when the catkins hang on the hazels, the song-thrush begins to pipe.

Lancashire |Leo H. (Leo Hartley) Grindon
Every mild day in November the thrushes sing; there are meadows where one may be certain to hear the song-thrush.

Nature Near London |Richard Jefferies
The recent increase of the missel-thrush in parts of Scotland has caused the decrease of the song-thrush.

On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection |Charles Darwin

Some of its couplets resemble those of the blackcap, but broken, like those of the song-thrush.

The Natural History of Cage Birds |J. M. Bechstein

song thrush

a common Old World thrush, Turdus philomelos, that has a brown back and spotted breast and is noted for its song