- 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. - 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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