mountain thrush

Dictionary of Australasian Words Phrases and Usages by Edward E. Morris

n.


an Australian thrush, Oreocincla lunulata, Gould. See thrush.

1848. J. Gould, `Birds of Australia,' vol. iv. pl. 7:

« Oreocincla lunulatus, Mountain Thrush, Colonists of VanDiemen's Land. In all localities suitable to its habits andmode of life, this species is tolerably abundant, both in VanDiemen's Land and in New South Wales; it has also been observedin South Australia, where however it is rare.»

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