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Definition of Old World ant thrushes

Old World ant thrushes
Pitta Pit"ta (p[i^]t"t[.a]), n. (Zo["o]l.) Any one of a large group of bright-colored clamatorial birds belonging to Pitta, and allied genera of the family Pittid[ae]. Most of the species are varied with three or more colors, such as blue, green, crimson, yellow, purple, and black. They are called also ground thrushes, and Old World ant thrushes; but they are not related to the true thrushes. Note: The pittas are most abundant in the East Indies, but some inhabit Southern Asia, Africa, and Australia. They live mostly upon the ground, and feed upon insects of various kinds.

Meaning of Old World ant thrushes from wikipedia

- unrelated species around the world have been named after thrushes due to their similarity to birds in this family. Thrushes are plump, soft-plumaged, small...
- sometimes known as "chat-thrushes") are a group of small Old World insectivorous birds formerly classified as members of the thrush family (****idae), but...
- burc****ii; its common name "army ant" is considered to be the archetype of the species. Most Old World army ants are divided between the tribes Aenictini...
- thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico. The wood thrush...
- from "night", and the Old English galan, "to sing". The genus name Luscinia is Latin for the common nightingale. An adult thrush nightingale is about 16...
- characteristic of Catharus thrushes. It is a member of a close-knit group of migrant species together with the veery and Bicknell's thrush; it forms a cryptic...
- P****eriformes   Family: ****idae The thrushes are a group of p****erine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small...
- P****eriformes   Family: ****idae The thrushes are a group of p****erine birds that occur mainly in the Old World. They are plump, soft plumaged, small...
- unusual in that they lack the typical diagnostic traits seen in the "true" thrushes of the sister subfamily ****inae. Examples of including the lack syringeal...
- irradiated ants is discovered in the New Mexico desert; they quickly become a national threat when it is discovered that two young queen ants and their...