Noun
oscine -
passerine bird having specialized vocal apparatus
oscine bird
passeriform bird ,
passerine perching birds mostly small and living near the ground with feet having 4 toes arranged to allow for gripping the perch; most are songbirds; hatchlings are helpless
oscines ,
passeres ,
suborder oscines ,
suborder passeres two names for the suborder of typical songbirds
songbird ,
songster any bird having a musical call
honey eater ,
honeysucker Australasian bird with tongue and bill adapted for extracting nectar
accentor small sparrow-like songbird of mountainous regions of Eurasia
lark any of numerous predominantly Old World birds noted for their singing
wagtail Old World bird having a very long tail that jerks up and down as it walks
pipit ,
titlark ,
lark a songbird that lives mainly on the ground in open country; has streaky brown plumage
finch any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
honeycreeper small bright-colored tropical American songbird with a curved bill for sucking nectar
weaver finch ,
weaverbird ,
weaver finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their elaborately woven nests
old world flycatcher ,
true flycatcher ,
flycatcher any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
thrush songbirds characteristically having brownish upper plumage with a spotted breast
warbler a small active songbird
babbler ,
cackler any of various insectivorous Old World birds with a loud incessant song; in some classifications considered members of the family Muscicapidae
bird of paradise any of numerous brilliantly colored plumed birds of the New Guinea area
american oriole ,
new world oriole ,
oriole American songbird; male is black and orange or yellow
old world oriole ,
oriole mostly tropical songbird; the male is usually bright orange and black
starling gregarious birds native to the Old World
corvine bird birds of the crow family
australian magpie black-and-white oscine birds that resemble magpies
mimus polyglotktos ,
mockingbird ,
mocker long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds
blue mockingbird ,
melanotis caerulescens mockingbird of Mexico
dumetella carolinensis ,
gray catbird ,
grey catbird ,
catbird North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
mocking thrush ,
thrasher thrush-like American songbird able to mimic other birdsongs
new zealand wren birds of New Zealand that resemble wrens
tree creeper ,
creeper any of various small insectivorous birds of the northern hemisphere that climb up a tree trunk supporting themselves on stiff tail feathers and their feet
nuthatch ,
nutcracker any of various small short-tailed songbirds with strong feet and a sharp beak that feed on small nuts and insects
titmouse ,
tit small insectivorous birds
fairy bluebird ,
bluebird fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies
swallow the act of swallowing; "one swallow of the liquid was enough" ; "he took a drink of his beer and smacked his lips"
swallow shrike ,
wood swallow Australasian and Asiatic bird related to the shrikes and resembling a swallow
tanager any of numerous New World woodland birds having brightly colored males
shrike any of numerous Old World birds having a strong hooked bill that feed on smaller animals
bowerbird ,
catbird any of various birds of the Australian region whose males build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to attract females
water ouzel ,
dipper small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
vireo any of various small insectivorous American birds chiefly olive-grey in color
Adjective
oscine -
of or relating to the songbirds
