wilsons thrush

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Veery \Veer"y\, n. (Zool.)
   An American thrush ({Turdus fuscescens}) common in the
   Northern United States and Canada. It is light tawny brown
   above. The breast is pale buff, thickly spotted with brown.
   Called also {Wilson's thrush}.
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         Sometimes I hear the veery's clarion.    --Thoreau.
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