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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...
- 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...
- sometimes known as "chat-thrushes") are a group of small Old World insectivorous birds formerly classified as members of the thrush family (****idae), but...
- thrushes such as the American robin and is widely distributed across North America, wintering in Central America and southern Mexico. The wood thrush...
- thrush family ****idae, but is now more generally considered to be an Old World flycatcher, Muscicapidae. It, and similar small European species, are...
- 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...
- and the first with big bugs as the threat. A nest of gigantic irradiated ants is discovered in the New Mexico desert; they quickly become a national threat...
- 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...
- Old World flycatchers is the common name for the avian family Muscicapidae, which also includes the Old World chats. The International Ornithological...
- 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...