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woodchat
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Woodchat \Wood"chat`\, n. (Zool.)
(a) Any one of several species of Asiatic singing birds
belonging to the genera Ianthia and Larvivora.
They are closely allied to the European robin. The
males are usually bright blue above, and more or less
red or rufous beneath.
(b) A European shrike (Enneoctonus rufus). In the male
the head and nape are rufous red; the back, wings, and
tail are black, varied with white.
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