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Myadestes sibilans
Solitaire Sol`i*taire", n. [F. See Solitary.] 1. A person who lives in solitude; a recluse; a hermit. --Pope. 2. A single diamond in a setting; also, sometimes, a precious stone of any kind set alone. Diamond solitaires blazing on his breast and wrists. --Mrs. R. H. Davis. 3. A game which one person can play alone; -- applied to many games of cards, etc.; also, to a game played on a board with pegs or balls, in which the object is, beginning with all the places filled except one, to remove all but one of the pieces by ``jumping,' as in draughts. 4. (Zo["o]l.) (a) A large extinct bird (Pezophaps solitaria) which formerly inhabited the islands of Mauritius and Rodrigeuz. It was larger and taller than the wild turkey. Its wings were too small for flight. Called also solitary. (b) Any species of American thrushlike birds of the genus Myadestes. They are noted their sweet songs and retiring habits. Called also fly-catching thrush. A West Indian species (Myadestes sibilans) is called the invisible bird.
Myadestes sibilons
Invisible In*vis"i*ble, a. [F. invisible, L. invisibilis. See In- not, and Visible.] Incapable of being seen; not perceptible by vision; not visible. To us invisible, or dimly seen In these thy lowest works. --Milton. Invisible bird (Zo["o]l.), a small, shy singing bird (Myadestes sibilons), of St. Vincent Islands. Invisible green, a very dark shade of green, approaching to black, and liable to be mistaken for it.

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- Myadestes is a genus of solitaires, medium-sized mostly insectivorous birds in the thrush family, ****idae. They are found in the Americas and Hawaiʻi...
- myadestinus Olomaʻo, Myadestes lanaiensis Puaiohi, Myadestes palmeri Townsend's solitaire, Myadestes townsendi Brown-backed solitaire, Myadestes occidentalis...
- study using mitochondrial sequences published in 2005 found that Sialia, Myadestes (solitaires) and Neocossyphus (African ant-thrushes) formed a basal clade...
- clade consisting of the genera Sialia, Neocossyphus, Stizorhina, and Myadestes to be sister to the rest of the thrushes. The divergence between myadestines...
- The kāmaʻo or large Kauaʻi thrush (Myadestes myadestinus) was a small, dark solitaire endemic to Kauaʻi in the Hawaiian Islands. The adult bird grew up...
- General "Myadestes townsendi". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 4 February 2006. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Myadestes townsendi...
- The Cuban solitaire (Myadestes elisabeth), also known as the Cuban nightingale, is a species of bird in the family ****idae. It is endemic to Cuba. Its...
- The puaiohi (Myadestes palmeri), or small Kauaʻi thrush, is a rare species of songbird in the thrush family, ****idae, that is endemic to the Hawaiian...
- The ʻōmaʻo (Myadestes obscurus), also called the Hawaiian thrush, is an endemic species of robin-like bird found only on the island of Hawaii. ʻŌmaʻo...
- The brown-backed solitaire (Myadestes occidentalis) is considered a thrush and is placed in the family ****idae. It is a medium-sized bird about 21 centimeters...