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thunderbird
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thunderbird, n.
An Australian insectivorous singing bird (Pachycephala gutturalis ). The male is conspicuously marked with black and yellow, and has a black crescent on the breast. Called also white-throated thickhead , orange-breasted thrust , black-crowned thrush , guttural thrush , and black-breasted flycatcher . [1913 Webster]
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