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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thefamily Turdidae .
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The Phasianidae, Turdidae (_Myadestes-Hylocichla_ group), and Sylviidae (Polioptilinae) seem to have originated in the
Birds from Coahuila, Mexico Emil K. Urban
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(Petrochelidon albifrons), thrushes (Hylocichla sp.), canyon towhee
Tseh So, a Small House Ruin, Chaco Canyon, New Mexico : 1937
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At all events, one of them presently broke into a song -- the first _Hylocichla_ note of the year.
Birds in the Bush Bradford Torrey 1877
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(Hylocichla mustelina) started singing not far from the campground: three or four or five flute-like notes followed by a sort of trill.
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Some characteristic breeding birds include northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), green-backed heron (Butorides virescens), mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), eastern screech owl (Otus asio), wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), pileated woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus), wood (Aix sponsa) and American black duck (Anas rubripes).
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Breeding birds include northern cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis), wood thrush (Hylocichla mustelina), screech owl (Otus asio), mourning dove (Zenaida macroura), green heron (Butorides virescens), pileated (Dryocopus pileatus) and red-bellied woodpecker (Melanerpes carolinus), and wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) (re-introduced through parts of the ecoregion).
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