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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The fieldfare, Turdus pilaris.
- noun A passerine bird, Creadion cinereus Buller, of the South Island, New Zealand: placed near the starlings.
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reesetee commented on the word jack-bird
A regional French nickname for the Fieldfare, from its cry, "Chack chack." Also the common name of the New Zealand bird Creadion cinereus.
October 21, 2008