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A small European singing bird (Erythacus rubecula), having a
reddish breast; -- called also robin redbreast, robinet, and ruddock. |
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An American singing bird (Merula migratoria), having the
breast chestnut, or dull red. The upper parts are olive-gray, the head
and tail blackish. Called also robin redbreast, and migratory thrush. |
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Any one of several species of Australian warblers of the
genera Petroica, Melanadrays, and allied genera; as, the
scarlet-breasted robin (Petroica mullticolor). |
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Any one of several Asiatic birds; as, the Indian robins. See
Indian robin, below. |