English Dictionary: woodchat | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Woodchat \Wood"chat`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) (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. |