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Webster 1913 Edition
Fieldfare
Field′fareˊ
(?; 277)
, Noun.
[OE.
feldfare
, AS. feldfare
; field + faran
to travel.] (Zool.)
a small thrush (
Turdus pilaris
) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; – called also fellfare
. Webster 1828 Edition
Fieldfare
FIE'LDFARE
,Noun.
A bird of the genus Turdus or thrush, about ten inches in length, the head ash-colored, the back and greater coverts of the wings, of a fine deep chestnut, and the tail black. These birds pass the summer in the northern parts of Europe, but visit Great Britain in winter.