Turdus torquatus

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)
Turdus torquatus
    n 1: European thrush common in rocky areas; the male has
         blackish plumage with a white band around the neck [syn:
         {ring ouzel}, {ring blackbird}, {ring thrush}, {Turdus
         torquatus}]
    
from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Ousel \Ou"sel\ ([oo^]"z'l), n. [OE. osel, AS. [=o]sle; akin to
   G. amsel, OHG. amsala, and perh. to L. merula blackbird. Cf.
   {Merle}, {Amsel}.] (Zool.)
   One of several species of European thrushes, especially the
   blackbird ({Merula merula}, or {Turdus merula}), and the
   mountain or ring ousel ({Turdus torquatus}). [Written also
   {ouzel}.]
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   {Rock ousel} (Zool.), the ring ousel.

   {Water ousel} (Zool.), the European dipper ({Cinclus
      aquaticus}), and the American dipper ({Cinclus
      Mexicanus}).
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from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Amsel \Am"sel\, Amzel \Am"zel\, n. [Ger. See {Ousel}.] (Zool.)
   The European ring ousel ({Turdus torquatus}).
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